When Walt Disney first released the cartoon short film Steamboat Willie in November 1928, it was groundbreaking. It was one of the cartoons to use synchronized sound, and would go on to become one of ...

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The first iterations of Mickey and Minnie Mouse have hit the public domain, with many wasting no time in appropriating the famous characters. January 1 is Public Domain Day and the Disney character's ...

The earliest known version of Disney’s Mickey Mouse entered the public domain on Jan. 1, nearly 100 years after the iconic character first appeared in the 1928 short film Steamboat Willie. Under U.S.

Disney has been sued for enforcing intellectual property rights on the Mickey Mouse from the 1928 animated short Steamboat Willie. This depiction of Mickey Mouse, which was the first animated short to ...

A legal battle over the use of “Steamboat Willie,” Disney’s pioneering animated short, is unfolding in federal court. Morgan & Morgan, Florida’s largest law firm, has filed a lawsuit asking a judge to ...