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Later versions of the characters cannot be copied without a visit from Disney's lawyers

January 1, 2024 is the day Disney's grip on US copyright law lessens ever so slightly: but what does Steamboat Willie's entry into public domain actually mean?

The Disney 1928 short that brought the world Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse is now in the public domain, but not everyone can use it

Each January 1st is Public Domain Day, when a new crop of works have their copyrights expire and become free to share and reuse for any purpose. Here's our highlights for 2024.

This co-optable version of rascally Mickey is described by some scholars as "rat-like" and lacking his well-known, polished look and garb.

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

LOS ANGELES: Almost a century after his big-screen debut, Mickey Mouse enters the public domain on Monday (Jan 1),...

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.

The copyright on Steamboat Willie, a short, black-and-white 1928 animation that first introduced audiences to the mischievous rodent, expires after 95 years, on Jan 1, 2024 under US law.

Mickey Mouse enters the public domain on January 1 – the earliest version of him, anyway – and anyone will be free to copy, share, reuse and adapt the character. However, Disney will not make this easy to do.