As of New Year's Day, Disney’s iconic character Steamboat Willie has been made available for creatives to use now that the original mouse’s copyright has ended. After 95 years, the cartoon that ...

Ninety-six years after their first big-screen appearance, two of the most iconic and recognizable characters in the world are sailing straight into the public domain. It marks the first time the ...

Disney could immediately lose its copyright for Mickey Mouse himself if a bill proposed by Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) shortening the duration of ownership is passed. Hawley on Tuesday “proposed ...

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It all began with a mouse, and now that big-eared rodent is in the middle of a turf war between conservatives and one of the world’s most influential media companies. Mickey Mouse has been the symbol ...