Most of the Internet’s use of Steamboat Willie—the earliest version of Mickey Mouse that has recently entered the public domain—can be summed up in one classic copypasta. “Drew like a dark, fucked up ...

This 15-second loop, which shows black and white “Mickey” getting intimate with the words “public domain bitch,” aired on Adult Swim sometime late on Sunday night, January 7th. It’s honestly more ...

As soon as Steamboat Willie entered the public domain, there have been all sorts of new projects announced using this iteration of the famous mascots in new ways. It’s been mostly horror films that ...

While it may only be one specific version of Mickey Mouse, Steamboat Willie's arrival into the public domain seems to be delighting a number of fans and major entities. Conversely, The Walt Disney ...

Adult Swim has welcomed the Steamboat Willie version of Mickey Mouse into the public domain in the most Adult Swim way possible. The early version of the iconic animated mouse moved into the public ...