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A redubbed version of Steamboat Willie posted on YouTube. The video received some media notoriety for being the first Steamboat Willie-video to receive and survive a copyright-claim from The Walt Disney Company. On January 6, YouTube revoked the copyright-claim from Disney. [12] [13] [14] January 4, 2024 One Eyed Bastard: Music video
One of the most notable works which entered the public domain in 2024 is Steamboat Willie. The Walt Disney Company had previously lobbied for the extension of copyright length in the United States in order to prevent the short film and its characters—including Mickey Mouse—from entering the public domain.
The most famous work to enter the public domain in the United States in 2024 is Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks's animated film Steamboat Willie, which was the third appearance of Mickey Mouse, but the first Mickey Mouse cartoon to be released. Prior to January 1, 2024, the short film was owned by the Walt Disney Company.
The extended copyright terms didn't just stop Mickey and Minnie Mouse from entering the public domain. It also stopped any work of fiction from losing its copyright from 1999 to 2019.
Mickey Mouse will appear in non-Disney works after copyright protection over the character expired, putting the character in the public domain.
Disney desire to prevent the copyright on the character from expiring has shaped American copyright law. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...
Also it disregards the recent trend and uptick in media related to Mickey Mouse. I maybe then prefer seperating it in two different lists (even if it is in the same article) Non-Disney works featuring Mickey Mouse before 2024 and Non-Disney works featuring Mickey Mouse after 2024, so that January 1st 2024 remains a pivitol date seperating the ...
With several asterisks, qualifications and caveats, Mickey Mouse, in his earliest form, will be the leader of the band of characters, films and books that will become public domain as the year ...