Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie," the first cartoon to star Mickey Mouse, is the star of a new horror trailer after becoming public domain Monday. A trailer for a slasher film "Mickey’s Mouse ...

The "Steamboat Willie" version of Mickey Mouse became public domain on Jan. 1, 2024. Is Disney losing Mickey? Current artists and creators will be able to make use of Mickey, but with major limits.

Mickey Mouse has landed a new role: horror-movie villain. At least two films starring an early version of the Walt Disney Company’s famous mascot were announced this week as the copyright for ...

Mickey’s Mouse Trap didn’t miss a beat when Disney lost the copyright to its Steamboat Willie Mickey at 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2024. In response to the film news, a Walt Disney Company ...

The reimagined Mickey’s Toontown returning to ... called “Mickey Through the Ears,” which celebrates all things Mickey with costumes and props from classics like “Steamboat Willie” to ...

In addition to “Steamboat Willie” Mickey Mouse, the following characters, plays and movies are among those that entered the public domain in 2024, according to CBS News: ...

Mickey Mouse made his first appearance in the 1928 animated short “Steamboat Willie.” That early iteration of the iconic Walt Disney character officially entered the public domain on January 1 ...

Mickey Mouse has landed a new role: horror-movie villain. At least two films starring an early version of the Walt Disney Company’s famous mascot were announced this week as the copyright for ...

When the calendar changed from 2023 to 2024, the Mickey Mouse known as “Steamboat Willie” was among a group of characters, films and books that are no longer protected as intellectual property.

While the image of "Steamboat Willie" Mickey Mouse is now in the public domain, it still has some protection under trademark law. Sections. WATCH. 70 ...