When Walt Disney first released the cartoon short film Steamboat Willie in November 1928, it was groundbreaking. It was one of the cartoons to use synchronized sound, and would go on to become one of ...

An early Walt Disney movie featuring the first appearance of Mickey Mouse is among the copyrighted works from 1928 moving into the public domain on Jan. 1, 2024. But the cartoon creature who stars in ...

Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie," the first cartoon to star Mickey Mouse, is the star of a new horror trailer after becoming public domain Monday. A trailer for a slasher film "Mickey’s Mouse Trap" ...

(CNN) — Before he became the biggest mouse in the biz, Mickey Mouse welcomed audiences to the movies. Beginning in 1928, the mischievous Walt Disney icon starred in short films that played before the ...

With Mickey Mouse's first official appearance entering the public domain on January 1st, 2024, a Steamboat Willie horror ...

A legal battle over the use of “Steamboat Willie,” Disney’s pioneering animated short, is unfolding in federal court. Morgan & Morgan, Florida’s largest law firm, has filed a lawsuit asking a judge to ...