When Walt Disney first released the cartoon short film Steamboat Willie in November 1928, it was groundbreaking. It was one of the cartoons to use synchronized sound, and would go on to become one of ...

More Mickey Mouse cartoons and “The Skeleton Dance” animated short will enter the public domain on January 1, 2025. Nearly a year ago on January 1, 2024, “Steamboat Willie,” and the original versions ...

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On January 1, three early Mickey Mouse cartoons entered the public domain in the US, and AI experimenters have wasted no time taking advantage of it. On Monday, a digital humanities researcher named ...

The copyright on Mickey Mouse expires today, meaning The Walt Disney Company no longer has the exclusive rights to the character. Does this mean you can put Mickey in your own cartoon? Not exactly.

Walt Disney's signature creation, Mickey Mouse, in his breakout 1928 cartoon short, "Steamboat Willie." (Photo: ©Walt Disney/Courtesy: Everett Collection) He may have hit the big 9-4 in calendar years ...