This is due as a consequence of the United States copyright lawso the famous mouse could enter the public domain in 2024.
Almost 95 years after its creation on October 1, 1928, a period after which the copyright on a figure expires.
In an interview with Guardian Daniel Mayeda, associate director of the Film Legal Clinic at the UCLA School of Law, assures that the copyright expiration it does not come without limitations.
“You can use the Mickey Mouse character as originally created to create your own Mickey Mouse stories or Mickey Mouse stories. But if you do it in a way that makes people think of Disney, which is likely because they’ve been invested in this character for a long time, then in theory Disney could say you violated their copyright,” he notes.
The famous mouse first appeared in a black and white caricature Steamboat Willie. She pioneered animation for her use of synchronized sound.