Betty Boop and “Blondie” are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. The first appearances of the ...

Last month, we ran a piece about some of the most questionable uses of the Mickey Mouse character after Steamboat Willie hit the public domain. Few, if any, though are as off-putting as some of the ...

Fans are asking if Disney’s iconic mascot Mickey Mouse is public domain and are also curious about the Steamboat Willie horror movie. Here is all you need to know about the current situation. Yes, ...

The public will be able to copy and reproduce thousands of copyrighted works from 1930 in the new year, including flirtatious ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Other notable Disney works in the public domain in 2025 are Disney’s first “Silly Symphony” short, ...

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 ...

While not starring Mickey Mouse, there’s another Disney animated short that will soon enter the Public Domain in 2025 as well: The Skeleton Dance. This first installment in the Silly Symphony series ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LOS ANGELES (AP) — The giant stuffed bear, ...

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 ...

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