The original version of an iconic Disney character has entered the public domain. The Center of the Study of the Public Domain at Duke University released its annual list of thousands of works from 1930 that lost their copyright protection with the start of the new year.

M-I-C-K-E-Y will soon belong to you and me. With several asterisks, qualification 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 turns to 2024.

The new year means that a 95-year-old Disney character is now part of the public domain alongside Mickey Mouse and Winnie-the-Pooh.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — M-I-C-K-E-Y will soon belong to you and me. With several asterisks, qualification 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 ...

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Whenever we visit Disney World, my kids ask me: "Why doesn't Mickey talk?" He talks in the parade, in the stage shows and on TV, but when you get up close to meet him, Mickey Mouse is silent. Further complicating matters, the "face characters" (like ...

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