Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie," the first cartoon to star Mickey Mouse, is the star of a new horror trailer after becoming public domain Monday. A trailer for a slasher film "Mickey’s Mouse ...

But the cartoon creature who stars in the animated short Steamboat Willie isn't a lot like the Mickey we know today. He's more rascally and rough. His roots in the blackface minstrel shows of the ...

In essence, Mickey Mouse does indeed enter public domain Monday, but only the specific depiction character from the "Steamboat Willie" cartoon. Aaron Moss, a Los Angeles-based attorney specialized ...

Now, get ready for “Steamboat Willie” horror films. The 1928 version of Mickey Mouse entered the public domain on Monday, and indie horror producers are wasting no time in capitalizing on it.

But this year’s celebration is extra special. After years of legal battles, “Steamboat Willie,” a 1928 Walt Disney short featuring Mickey Mouse, is now public domain. No, that doesn’t mean ...

In a statement to CNN, a Disney spokesperson said “More modern versions of Mickey will remain unaffected by the expiration of the Steamboat Willie copyright, and Mickey will continue to play a ...

Steamboat Willy was the third Disney production, and not even the first appearance of Mickey and Minni as many have thought. As an entertainment Icon Walt Disney created many famous ...

A very specific version of him is. The first film starring the character who would become Mickey Mouse, a back-and-white cartoon called "Steamboat Willie," entered the public domain as of Jan. 1 ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. The New Year brought the excellent news that Steamboat Willie-era Mickey Mouse has finally entered the public domain, after decades of Disney ...

But the cartoon creature who stars in the animated short ‘Steamboat Willie’ isn’t a lot like the Mickey we know today. He’s more rascally and rough. His roots in the blackface minstrel ...