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DirecTV Enlists A New Ally In Its War With Disney: Public-Domain Mickey Mouse

Mickey has unwittingly landed himself in the middle of a corporate battle.

‘Steamboat Willie’ has been in the public domain for fewer than 48 hours, but Mickey projects are popping up all over the internet.

Disney’s ‘Steamboat Willie’ and A.A. Milne’s ‘The House at Pooh Corner’ turn 95 in 2024.

John Oliver wants to know how Disney plans to protect Mickey after the character hits the public domain in 2024.

The film will be directed by Baboon Animation founder Mike de Seve, who is co-writing with John Reynolds.

Here’s a first-of-its-kind guide to some of the animated treasures that anyone can now post, sample, and remix as they see fit.

As have many other books, films, compositions, and a trove of around 400,000 sound recordings.

The Walt Disney Company has exploited the public domain while preventing the same opportunities to other artists.

Alan Menken’s song “Be Our Guest” from Beauty and the Beast sounds familiar to a theme from the first movement of Gustav Mahler’s …