After the expiration of its 95-year-old US copyright, iconic cartoon character Mickey Mouse has become free for public use. ... The Treachery of Images and the first Marx Brothers film.

Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty Images . John Gapper. Sat Jan 06 2024 - 06:00. ... [ Disney’s nightmare as early Mickey Mouse character enters public domain Opens in new window ] ...

So many characters can be found at the annual Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, and this is a list of every one you’ll be able to meet, greet, or see during the event. Sure, Mickey’s ...

Cartoon figures such as Mickey Mouse are protected by films in which they feature. Photograph: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images) But copyright needs to be time-limited and not too restrictive.

But none of the characters is worth as much, or has played such a role in copyright law, as Disney’s (and now the public’s) mouse. Mickey has not scampered off entirely.