After Almost 96 Years, Disney’s Mickey Mouse Is Breaking Free. It’s the End of an Era Mickey enters in the public domain. What does it mean for the lovable mouse and for the Disney brand?

Despite copyright arm-twisting and laws that saw Steamboat Willie ’s status extended to this year in 1998 thanks to then-Rep. Sonny Bono and the so-called Mickey Mouse Protection Act, Mickey ...

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 ...

Mickey Mouse has long been a symbol in the copyright wars. Beyond the practical impact, the expiration — 95 years after his debut in the short film “Steamboat Willie” — is also a major ...