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.

This claim originated from a satirical site. The Mickey Mouse copyright that expires in 2024 covers the version featured in the 1928 short film "Steamboat Willie." Is Mickey Mouse’s career as ...

And at least emblematically, the big game this year is the first cinematic iterations of Mickey Mouse — the poster rodent for extended copyright protections. To be clear, for most this is not ...

M-I-C-K-E-Y will soon belong to you and me. With several asterisks, qualification and caveats, Mickey Mouse in his earliest form will be the leader of the band of characters, films and books that ...

What could happen to the original version of Mickey Mouse and others after they entered the public domain on Jan. 1? Hint: think Winnie the Pooh wielding a sledgehammer. By Sopan Deb If you’re t ...