Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The original Mickey Mouse entered the public domain after Disney's copyright on the image expired. A trove of other cultural works ...

The ‘Steamboat Willie’ version of Mickey Mouse is now in the public domain. Filmmakers are taking advantage of that –– for horror movies. Disney, though, maintains the copyright on more modern ...

Steamboat Willie, lMickey Mouse, 1928). Many iconic copyrighted works (most notably, Mickey Mouse) that were first published prior to 1929 fell into the public domain in the United States starting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the most beloved and recognizable cartoon characters in the world is set to enter the public domain next year. However, ...

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Every year, a new crop of copyrighted work and intellectual property becomes public domain, freeing it up to be used by anyone. But even more so than usual, this year’s entrants include some of the ...

A: In the United States, a copyright under the current rule (a work created after 1978) has a duration of the life of the ...