One day in a hotel lobby, Disney was approached by a man who offered him $300 for the rights to put Mickey Mouse's image on children's notebooks. The Disneys were always short of money, so Walt ...

Noted Disney historian Jim Hill was privy to a project that would have been Mickey's first full-length feature, The Search for Mickey Mouse, a film where Mickey is kidnapped, prompting Minnie ...

By this time, Disney was producing about 12 Mickey Mouse shorts a year - Mickey played football, hunted, was a tailor and even conducted a symphony, all with his beloved host of friends. In 1940 ...

However, some exceptions exist to Disney’s tight grip on its affable mouse. Even the more modern version of Mickey Mouse can be shown for educational purposes, satire or parody, Lee said.

The earliest versions of Disney’s Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse are free from strict copyright protections — here’s what folks are doing with them.

However, some exceptions exist to Disney’s tight grip on its affable mouse. Even the more modern version of Mickey Mouse can be shown for educational purposes, satire or parody, Lee said.