Garrett has been an avid gamer since the Game Boy Color was considered the hottest handheld on the market. He's watched video games evolve into one of the best storytelling mediums of the 21st century ...

There’s no guarantee public domain characters will be in good games, but this one seems more than OK. Mickey Mouse is now playable in a video game! Which is to say, the public domain version of Mickey ...

A YouTuber's upload of Steamboat Willie has been hit with a copyright strike from Disney, even though the short film has entered the public domain. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images UPDATE: Jan. 5, 2024 ...

Mickey Mouse will appear in new, non-Disney creative works after 95 years of copyright protection of the character expired on Jan. 1. With this, early versions of Mickey Mouse are now part of the ...

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It’s hard to believe that it’s been barely a week since we were singing “Auld Lang Syne” and expressing cautious hope that 2026 might somehow prove better than 2025. (Spoiler: it has not.) Still, for ...

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 ...

Thailand’s Department of Intellectual Property has held discussions with YouTube and relevant agencies to address copyright ...

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Along with hangovers and broken resolutions, the beginning of a new year means the rights to additional intellectual properties passing from their original owners, to you, the public—and 2024 is a ...

New Year's Day commemorates the passing of time and the start of a new chapter, so it is fitting that the same day also presents an opportunity to breathe new life into thousands of creative works ...