Serial killer Mickey Mouse film trailer drops same day US copyright expires
The first "Mickey Mouse" film "Steamboat Willie" is now in the public domain, and a horror movie director is already making the famous cartoon into a psycho killer.
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The first "Mickey Mouse" film "Steamboat Willie" is now in the public domain, and a horror movie director is already making the famous cartoon into a psycho killer.
Copyright on the 1928 Disney short animation Steamboat Willie has entered the public domain
Now that Steamboat Willie is in the public domain, it's (sort of) open season on movies and games about killer versions of Mickey Mouse.
LMPC via Getty ImagesThe earliest iteration of Mickey Mouse has just entered public domain, and there’s already a new trailer for a non-Disney film using the character. Animated shorts Steamboat Willie and Plane Crazy entered public domain at the begi...
The earliest iteration of Mickey Mouse has just entered public domain, and there’s already a new trailer for a non-Disney film using the character. Animated sho