Just a few of the "Steamboat Willie" recreations and memes circulating online since the iconic mouse went copyright free (edit Valentina Di Liscia/Hyperallergic) While Oliver got out ahead of the pack ...

When Walt Disney first released the cartoon short film Steamboat Willie in November 1928, it was groundbreaking. It was one of the cartoons to use synchronized sound, and would go on to become one of ...

Reports that Disney was on the verge of losing the rights to Mickey Mouse emerged last week, but while an early version of Mickey will move to the public domain in 2024, the current version of the ...

January 1, 2024, brought numerous hangovers along with an unprecedented amount of media attention to intellectual property law. That is because, as of the new year, one of the most famous cartoon ...

In just a few short days, an early version of Disney’s most iconic character will join the public domain for the first time. For nearly a century, the image of Mickey Mouse has been married to the ...

M-I-C-K-E-Y will soon belong to you and me. With several asterisks, qualification and caveats, Mickey Mouse in his earliest form will be the leader of the band of characters, films, and books that ...