TIL that Walt Disney's 1928 animated short "Steamboat Willie" featuring Mickey Mouse is now part of the public domain after having finished its 95th year as a copyrighted work. This means that this specific version of MM is freely available to use in new creative works across all artistic mediums.

https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2024/

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