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  • Mickey Mouse Horror Movie Makers Are as Cynical as You’d Expect

    Mickey Mouse Horror Movie Makers Are as Cynical as You’d Expect

    It was inevitable that once Mickey Mouse entered the public domain via early Disney short Steamboat Willie, projects exploiting the icon’s newly accessible status would follow. News of horror flick Mickey’s Mouse Trap broke last week, complete with instantly viral trailer—and now its creators are sharing more about how it came to be. Speaking to…


  • The OG Mickey Mouse Finally Hits the Public Domain Next Week

    The OG Mickey Mouse Finally Hits the Public Domain Next Week

    January 1, 2024 won’t just be the start of a new year. It’ll also see Mickey and Minnie Mouse enter the public domain. Come that date, Disney’s exclusive copyright on the two iconic characters’ Steamboat Willie incarnations from 1928 will have run out, after which anyone can do anything they want with them. So if…