'Untitled Steam Boat Willie Horror Movie.' Photo: Sleight of Hand Productions / Andrew L. Kern. The ‘Steamboat Willie’ version of Mickey Mouse is now in the public domain. Filmmakers are taking ...

A new rumor claims Jon Favreau is developing a Mickey Mouse movie for Disney. The project could be a live-action adaptation, though that detail remains unconfirmed. The report follows a wave of ...

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 ...

Other notable Disney works in the public domain in 2025 are Disney’s first “Silly Symphony” short, titled “The Skeleton Dance,” directed by Walt Disney and animated by Ub Iwerks. The public domain ...

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 Mouse will appear in new, non-Disney creative works after 95 years of copyright protection of the character expired on Jan. 1. With this, early versions of Mickey Mouse are now part of the ...

A new rumor claims Jon Favreau is developing a Mickey Mouse movie for Disney. The project could be a live-action adaptation, though that detail remains unconfirmed. The report follows a wave of ...

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.

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Creators rejoice: The original Mickey Mouse is now in the public domain after Disney's copyright on ...