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3 results for: public domain

12/29/2023 2:51:23 PM

Mickey Mouse (Version 1.0) Enters the Public Domain in the U.S.

By Brian Murphy

So, it is happening. The animated short “Steamboat Willie,” which was released in 1928 and features an early version of Mickey Mouse,...

5/15/2022 4:00:56 AM

By Edward H. Rosenthal

Last week, Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo) introduced a bill in the Senate to reduce the length of copyright protection and (mostly) to punish...

2/19/2021 12:00:00 AM

By Edward H. Rosenthal

At the beginning of the year, my partner, Brian Murphy, published his annual post about works that were entering the public domain as of...