Strictly speaking, what was no longer protected were the first three shorts in which that fabled rodent appeared, all made in 1928 — so, under current U.S. laws, their copyrights have now expired.

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Strictly speaking, what was no longer protected were the first three shorts in which that fabled rodent appeared, all made in 1928 - so, under current U.S. laws, their copyrights have now expired.