Mickey Mouse has plunged into the public domain, available for use by anyone with an imagination and a script, and who’s next? Sparty? Captain Bob-Lo? The Vernors gnome? No. Yes, theoretically. And, ...

M-I-C-K-E-Y will soon belong to you and me. With several asterisks, qualification and caveats, Mickey Mouse in his earliest form will be the leader of the band of characters, films, and books that ...

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 Cruise Line has shared a first look at the new stern characters being installed on the Disney Adventure, Captain Mickey Mouse and Captain Minnie Mouse. The photo, shared on the official ...

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 ...