As the clock strikes 2024, Disney will lose its copyright over the most iconic character in American pop culture, and Mickey Mouse - the original version from the 1928 short “Steamboat Willie ...
ORLANDO, Fla. — Oh boy! It's time to celebrate Walt Disney's most iconic character, the one who started it all — Mickey Mouse! On Nov. 18, 1928, Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks released the Walt Disney ...
Steamboat Willie, a 1928 short film featuring early ... Disney's efforts to protect its characters have even led to the law being dubbed "the Mickey Mouse Protection Act". But the moment finally ...