Mickey Mouse Enters Public Domain. What Does this Mean for Disney? | Vantage with Palki Sharma

Mickey Mouse Enters Public Domain. What Does this Mean for Disney? | Vantage with Palki Sharma

Disney's earliest Mickey Mouse has entered public domain as the American copyright expires. Anyone can use Mickey's first version without permission or cost. Meaning the version launched in the 1928 short film "Steamboat Willie". Over a century, Mickey Mouse has become a beloved pop-culture icon.

It transformed the fortunes of Walt Disney and helped the Disney Company increase its worth to $171 billion. According to reports, the Mickey Mouse character alone brings in about $6 billion each year. So what does copyright removal of Disney's beloved mascot mean for the company? What does it mean for the character? Palki Sharma tells you.

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