Multiple horror projects starring the earliest version of Disney’s signature mouse from ‘Steamboat Willie’ are in the works now that the original Mickey Mouse has entered the public domain.

01-05-2024 DESIGN What you can and can’t do with Mickey Mouse now Some versions of Mickey are still under copyright protection. Here’s the lowdown on what’s fair game and what isn’t.

The original Mickey Mouse's copyright has expired after 95 years, opening the door for non-Disney creative works featuring the character.

The Steamboat Willie version of Mickey Mouse is already up for grabs, and now everyone wants a piece of that mouse.

Early Mickey Mouse is now in the public domain—and AI is already on the case Experimental AI image generator trained on Disney's 1928 cartoons can make eldritch horrors.

For nearly a century, the image of Mickey Mouse has been married to Disney’s brand, but in 2024, the copyright of Disney’s first film featuring Mickey will expire.