This year saw one of the most zealously-guarded corporate empires of intellectual property spring a leak, as all the Magic Kingdom’s horses and men couldn’t keep Mickey Mouse from entering the public ...

It seemed inevitable that once the Steamboat Willie version of Mickey Mouse hit the public domain, there would be a frantic scramble to be the first one to cash in with a Mickey Mouse horror movie. So ...

A farmer got more than he bargained for after going to check on the contents of a mousetrap he'd set up to deal with a rodent problem. Luke, who runs a farm in Kentucky with his wife, Lindsey, took to ...

Mickey Mouse made his first appearance in the 1928 animated short “Steamboat Willie.” That early iteration of the iconic Walt Disney character officially entered the public domain on January 1, 2024, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Whether you think mice are pests to be eliminated by any means necessary or simply cute and cuddly guests ...

At 12:01 am this morning, the earliest iteration of one of the world’s most beloved children’s characters entered the public domain. Shortly thereafter, the trailer for a slasher film called Mickey’s ...

Many of you are surely familiar with the image of Steamboat Willie, the earliest version of Disney’s Mickey Mouse, a mouse at the helm of a steamboat, whistling a jolly tune. Well, Steamboat Willie ...

It's Mickey Mouse unlike you've seen him before. Definitely unlike you've ever seen him. A trailer for a horror comedy film featuring the icon as the killer dropped the same day that Walt Disney's ...

New titles enter the public domain every year and allow creatives to have fun with well-known titles. So, it was only a matter of time before Mickey Mouse himself followed in the footsteps of Pooh.

There’s no need to build a better mouse trap when these already exist. By Adam Douglas Published Oct 11, 2024 1:00 PM EDT We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate ...