The new year marks the nerdiest holiday you maybe didn't know about: Public Domain Day. But this year's celebration is extra special. After years of legal battles, "Steamboat Willie," a 1928 Walt ...

The fickle, unpredictable nature of the internet means that one can never be 100% certain which piece of content we put out into the world will snag that coveted viral spot. For songwriter and ...

The first version of Disney’s Mickey Mouse, which appeared in the 1928 animated short Steamboat Willie, has lost its copyright protection. Disney is fiercely protective of its copyrights, recently ...

Fans of Disney’s “Mickey Mouse” cartoon shorts get excited: There’s a new animated shorts series that debuts on Disney Plus on Nov. 18 — the birthday of the famous mouse. In “The Wonderful World of ...