The original design of Mickey Mouse from the 1928 animated short Steamboat Willie officially entered the public domain on January 1, triggering a flood of parodies and memes. Not to mention, a handful ...

A Feb. 18 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a statue of Walt Disney standing alongside a cartoonish dragon. "Mickey Mouse to be replaced as official Disney mascot," reads text in the ...

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.

Disney died on December 15, 1966, at the age of 65. He had undergone surgery two weeks prior after being diagnosed with lung cancer but did not recover. The Chosun Ilbo commemorated his achievements ...

On July 28, 2023, the unofficial Disney fan website known as Inside the Magic published an article with the headline, "Mickey Mouse Officially Being Retired Effective Immediately." The story began ...

In just a few short days, an early version of Disney’s most iconic character will join the public domain for the first time. For nearly a century, the image of Mickey Mouse has been married to the ...

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 vivid ...

Arguably the most well-known animated character on the planet, Mickey Mouse is as recognizable (if not more so) than Santa Claus, and his name is the name most frequently scrawled in as a write-in ...