Writing in the Boston Globe's great Ideas section, Jeet Heer recaps one of the most interesting of all copyright battles: In the 1970s, the underground cartoonist Dan O'Neill risked a life-destroying ...

The original design of Mickey Mouse from the 1928 animated short Steamboat Willie officially entered the public domain on January 1, triggering a flood of parodies and memes. Not to mention, a handful ...

Disney is investigating an attempt to register the EDM musician's logo. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large On Friday, Disney let it be known at the U.S. Trademark Office that it is ...

One of the most iconic characters in animation history has the chance to win another Oscar in this year’s Best Animated Feature race, which finds the new Mickey Mouse cartoon “Get a Horse!” squaring ...

Kemco Corporation is perhaps well known for exploiting licenses, from Disney's characters and Warner Bros' toons to even Top Gear. While some of its games that had used licenses were mediocre, the ...

On July 28, 2023, the unofficial Disney fan website known as Inside the Magic published an article with the headline, "Mickey Mouse Officially Being Retired Effective Immediately." The story began ...