The public domain is, in a way, the great cinematic universe in the sky - the final resting place for all intellectual property where characters from all walks of life are legally allowed to encounter ...

Based on the iconic Disney IP now in the public domain, Screamboat stars Terrifier's David Howard Thornton and opens April 2.

Mickey Mouse is a beloved, wholesome children's icon, and he has been for nearly 100 years. So it's sick and perverse to ...

If you were wondering how far the creators of Screamboat would take their "Steamboat Willie" horror satire, the answer is: ...

Disney original Steamboat Willie was released in 1928 and became the first film starring Mickey and Minnie to be distributed. The short film became one of the most popular cartoons of all time ...

The original Mickey Mouse is out for blood in a new horror film based on Steamboat Willie ... and his targets are a group of princesses who are knockoffs of Disney stars. Sources close to the ...

Barely two days in the public domain, the earliest iteration of Mickey Mouse is on a rampage. Slashed free of Disney’s copyright as of Monday, the iconic character from Steamboat Willie is ...

So naturally here’s Winnie the Pooh versus Steamboat Willie(different from the one ... like Blood and Honey—which inspired The Dark Domain: MVW: Mickey vs Winnie, but isn’t even from the ...

Mickey and Minnie Mouse made their screen debut on November 18, 1928, in the first completely synchronised sound cartoon, Steamboat Willie. Mickey was born when Walt discovered he had lost the ...

"It's conceptual; the trademark covers brand identity." Disney still holds the trademarks on the Steamboat Willie version of Mickey Mouse entering into the public domain next year, and trademarks ...

In reality, however, Disney will lose copyright protection for the first version of Mickey Mouse from “Steamboat Willie,” a 1928 short black-and-white film, in the United States and several ...

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