Superman. Captain America. The Fantastic Four. All of these characters, and many, many more, are getting new movies this year ...

Some works enter the public domain the moment they are created, such as the AI-generated images below. Others take their ...

Every year, the world celebrates the first of January as Public Domain Day, marking the release of copyrighted works into the public domain. In 2024, ...

David Howard Thornton is returning to the horror genre with Screamboat, which will reimagine the whistling Mickey Mouse in a sinister way.

“Screamboat” had already unveiled a teaser trailer (as first shared by IndieWire in August 2024), but the Mickey ... Steamboat Willie, who debuted in 1928, is now in the public domain.

While the Steamboat Willie version of Mickey is now in the public domain, it's worth noting that later, more familiar versions of Mickey Mouse remain the sole property of Disney. Imitators beware.

Disney retains all exclusive rights to its depiction of Mickey Mouse, however the character seen in the 1928 short film Steamboat Willie entered the public domain in 2024. It now means that ...

all thanks to beloved children’s characters entering the public domain. An early Mickey Mouse cartoon is also getting the scary treatment, courtesy of a Steamboat Willie knockoff titled Screamboat.

While Disney retains exclusive rights to its depiction of Mickey Mouse from its own works, the character as depicted in the 1928 short film Steamboat Willie entered public domain at the beginning ...

“Screamboat” had already unveiled a teaser trailer (as first shared by IndieWire in August 2024), but the Mickey Mouse precursor ... bastardized for blood, Steamboat Willie, who debuted in 1928, is ...