This iconic mouse is weeks away fromn being in the public domain Jan. 1, 2024, is the day when ‘Steamboat Willie’ enters the public domain

  • Calavera@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    I guarantee that on January 1st there will be a ton of Mickey videos on the internet and it will be glorious

    • rentar42@kbin.social
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      11 months ago

      And I guarantee that the majority of it will simply copy todays Mickey Mouse as opposed to the one in steamboat Willie.

      But that version isn’t entering the public domain any time soon.