NEDA ULABY, BYLINE: Mickey Mouse in the 1928 short "Steamboat Willie" is not much like Mickey today. He's rough, more of a rascal, says a former Disney Imagineer. RYAN HARMON: Very flat, very ...

And, aside from about a billion Steamboat Willie T-shirts, posters and coffee cups on Etsy, most of the Mouse productions right out of the gate seemed determined to explore the twisted, bloody ...

Notably, the project's unveiling does not refer to Mickey alongside his commonly-known Christian name, "Mouse," as it's only the "Mickey" character seen in Walt Disney's 1928 "Steamboat Willie ...

That means people can creatively reuse only the Mickey Mouse from Steamboat Willie. Not the Mickey Mouse in the 1940 movie Fantasia. ... or maybe sell a T-shirt reproducing a frame from the movie.

A 1928 movie featuring the first appearance of Mickey Mouse enters public domain on Jan. 1. But creative and commercial access to the character is complicated by both copyright and trademark law.

A 1928 movie featuring the first appearance of Mickey Mouse enters public domain on Jan. 1. But creative and commercial access to the character is complicated by both copyright and trademark law.

An early Walt Disney movie featuring the first appearance of Mickey Mouse is among the copyrighted works from 1928 moving into the public domain on Jan. 1, 2024. But the cartoon creature who stars in ...