The original Mickey Mouse entered the public domain after Disney's copyright on the image expired. A trove of other cultural works published in 1928 also are losing copyright protection. Here are 10 ...

Steamboat Willie, lMickey Mouse, 1928). Many iconic copyrighted works (most notably, Mickey Mouse) that were first published prior to 1929 fell into the public domain in the United States starting ...

The ‘Steamboat Willie’ version of Mickey Mouse is now in the public domain. Filmmakers are taking advantage of that –– for horror movies. Disney, though, maintains the copyright on more modern ...

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Every year, a new crop of copyrighted work and intellectual property becomes public domain, freeing it up to be used by anyone. But even more so than usual, this year’s entrants include some of the ...

The “Steamboat Willie” version of Mickey Mouse has sailed to Walt Disney’s biggest enemy: the public domain. Much like Winnie the Pooh took his first bloody steps into the public domain last year, the ...

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Creators rejoice: The original Mickey Mouse is now in the public domain after Disney's copyright on the image expired on January 1. The change only applies to the version of Mickey from the 1928 ...