The copyright on Mickey Mouse expires today, meaning The Walt Disney Company no longer has the exclusive rights to the character. Does this mean you can put Mickey in your own cartoon? Not exactly.

For nearly a century, the image of Mickey Mouse has been married to the Walt Disney Company brand, but on January 1, 2024, Disney’s copyright of “Steamboat Willie,” Walt Disney’s first ...

But perhaps most famously, the cartoon introduced the world to the characters of Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Mickey Mouse in particular quickly became one of the most iconic characters of the Disney ...

The “Steamboat Willie” version of Mickey Mouse has sailed to Walt Disney’s biggest enemy: the public domain. Much like Winnie the Pooh took his first bloody steps into the public domain last ...

The 1928 version of Mickey Mouse will now enter the public domain, despite Disney trying to save its copyright on the iconic character that started it all. Disney will lose the copyright of ...

It casts Mickey Mouse as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Donald Duck as the Mighty Thor, Minnie Mouse as Wasp, and Pluto as Ant-Man, and Pluto as the Incredible Hulk. After receiving news of trouble at ...

The new Mickey Mouse Clubhouse show at Disney California Adventure seeks to give kids a chance to dance, sing and burn off a little nervous energy while their parents cool their heels in air ...

Formula 1 have announced a new partnership that will begin in 2026, with Mickey & Friends joining the sport through exclusive experiences, content and merchandise. The new deal signed with Disney ...

As it unspools, a Mickey Mouse mask in a memorabilia cabinet somehow puts Tim in a trance, demanding he put it on and… y’know, kill, kill, kill. Why? Because this is a horror movie ...

The new “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Live” stage show will debut on May 16 in the Disney Theater in Hollywood Land at Disney California Adventure as part of Disneyland’s 70th anniversary celebration.

There are the red uniforms worn by Mickey’s staff. There’s its family-friendly slogan: “the obligation to be good!” Above all, there’s the cartoon mouse — also called Mickey ...

One shows Mickey Mouse drinking a beer. Another shows SpongeBob in Nazi garb. A third: Donald Trump and Kamala Harris kissing. These visuals are among the many bizarre and sometimes disturbingly ...