But perhaps most famously, the cartoon introduced the world to the characters of Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Mickey Mouse in particular quickly became one of the most iconic characters of the Disney ...

Dan O’Neill was 53 years ahead of his time. In 1971, he launched a countercultural attack on Mickey Mouse. In his underground comic book, “Air Pirates Funnies,” the lovable mouse was seen ...

Giving your mouse a certain kind of personality is also not copyrightable—hence horror-movie-Mickey. The plot thickens a bit when it comes to a color scheme. In Steamboat Willie, Mickey is ...

Mickey Mouse no longer belongs solely to the Walt Disney Company. On January 1, 2024, an early version of the entertainment company’s mascot, featured in Walt Disney’s 1928 short film ...

While Disney fans await the arrival of Walt Disney’s high-tech robot this summer for Disneyland’s 70th anniversary, an interactive Mickey Mouse that can blink and talk while you eat popcorn ...

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 ...

For nearly a century, the image of Mickey Mouse has been married to the Walt Disney Company brand, but on January 1, 2024, Disney’s copyright of “Steamboat Willie,” Walt Disney’s first ...