On Jan. 1, 2024, the iconic Mickey Mouse character from "Steamboat Willie" entered the public domain after the expiration of the 95-year copyright, and is already the focus of at least two horror ...

Despite copyright arm-twisting and laws that saw Steamboat Willie ’s status extended to this year in 1998 thanks to then-Rep. Sonny Bono and the so-called Mickey Mouse Protection Act, Mickey ...

The ‘Steamboat Willie’ version of Mickey Mouse is now in the public domain. Filmmakers are taking advantage of that –– for horror movies. Disney, though, maintains the copyright on more ...