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Steamboat Willie falls prey to the public domain horror monster, but Screamboat doesn't do enough with this concept.

Walt Disney Company icon Mickey Mouse is one of the most recognizable ... Mickey was supposed to enter the public domain in 1984. That never happened, and Disney continues to work extremely ...

With several asterisks, qualifications and caveats, Mickey Mouse in his earliest form will be the leader of the band of characters, films and books that will become public domain as the year ...

Billing itself as “the first public domain crossover film,” and also ... Notably, the film does not refer to their Mickey as Mickey Mouse, as he was only referred to as Mickey in the 1928 ...