Nine Mickey Mouse cartoons, the Marx Brothers' film "Animal Crackers," and books by William Faulkner and Agatha Christie are ...

The original Mickey Mouse entered the public domain after Disney's copyright on the image expired. A trove of other cultural works published in 1928 also are losing copyright protection. Here are 10 ...

The beginning of 2026 brought new copyrighted items entering the public domain, including multiple iconic Disney cartoons and ...

As another year begins, another round of works enter the public domain, including the earliest appearances of 'Mickey Mouse,' according to Duke University Law School's Center for the Study of the ...

Steamboat Willie, lMickey Mouse, 1928). Many iconic copyrighted works (most notably, Mickey Mouse) that were first published prior to 1929 fell into the public domain in the United States starting ...

Mickey and Minnie Mouse aren’t the only notable characters or works that lost their copyright protection on Jan. 1, known as “Public Domain Day.” J. M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan” play is now up for creative ...

One of the most beloved and recognizable cartoon characters in the world is set to enter the public domain next year. However, it's a bit more complicated. The first iteration of Mickey Mouse, the ...

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The 1928 short 'Steamboat Willie,' featuring both Mickey and Minnie Mouse, will become public domain in 2024. By The Associated Press M-I-C-K-E-Y will soon belong to you and me. With several asterisks ...

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 ...

The public will be able to copy and reproduce thousands of copyrighted works from 1930 in the new year, including flirtatious flapper Betty Boop, nine additional Mickey Mouse cartoons and novels from ...