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After the expiration of its 95-year-old US copyright, iconic cartoon character Mickey Mouse has become free for public use

The earliest version of Mickey Mouse has entered public domain, and he's already getting scary

Steamboat Willie, the original version of Mickey Mouse, is now in the public domain and is being used in horror movies and video games.

Walt Disney's most profitable rodent has scurried out of the company's total control and into bloody new arenas. Despite the corporate giant's desperate lobbying efforts to once again alter American copyright law to suit its purposes, Disney's Mickey Mouse entered into the public domain Monday...

Jan. 1 marks Public Domain Day, where thousands of cinematic treasures, literary classics, and sound recordings see their copyrights expire.

Tweet January 1, 2024 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1928 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1923! By Jennifer Jenkins Director, Duke Center for the Study of the Public Domain CC BY 4.0 Please note that this site is only about US law; the copyright terms in other countries may be different.[1] On January 1, 2024, thousands of copyrighted works from 1928 will enter

Mickey and Minnie might be the two most iconic pop culture names to join the public domain, yet. But there are other legendary creative works joining them.

Here are the works of art entering the public domain in 2024, including the Mickey Mouse short films 'Steamboat Willie' and 'Plane Crazy,' the book Orlando by Vrigina Woolf, and the song 'Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)' by Cole Porter.

Every year older movies and books that were written decades ago get released into the public domain. That means as an artist you can use the source

The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, A Belmond Train, Europe as it is technically known will wend its merry way from the French capital Paris to Portofino in Italy across two days in June