Mickey Mouse cartoon enters public domain in 2024

When the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1, 2024, something major in the entertainment happened amid the cheering and fireworks and kissing: "Steamboat Willie," the first cartoon to feature one Mickey Mouse, entered public domain.

While the promise of the copyright expiring on the primoridal form of the The Walt Disney Company's instantly recognizable mascot has media watchers rubbernecking with headlines like "Mickey Mouse really enters the public domain in 2024," the reality is more nuanced.

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[SOURCE: CNN Newsource]
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[dr.doublepepper]

Incorrect the concept of Mickey is now public domain Disney is pushing the “oh it’s only steamboat Willie” narrative because they hate to lose like we saw in the past when they lobbied to extend copyright to after the death of the creator by 95 years