As other Disney characters follow Mickey Mouse to public domain, experts discuss company’s legal options The characters of Pluto, Donald Duck, Superman and James Bond will also enter public ...

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 will become public domain as the year turns ...

On New Year's Day, the Disney character, Steamboat Willie, which was the first appearance of Mickey Mouse in the 1928 film of the same name, became available in the public domain.

The earliest versions of Mickey and Minnie Mouse entered the public domain in the United States at the start of this year, 95 years since they were introduced to the public.