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a whistling rodent at the helm made copyright law immortal and disney a monster.
means the 1928 cartoon short that introduced mickey mouse to the world with synchronized sound.
from walt disney and ub iwerks made it after losing rights to oswald the lucky rabbit, betting everything on a mouse and a novelty called sound film.
release datenovember 18 1928, at the colony theatre
sound trickwalt disney voiced mickey himself, uncredited
public domainentered public domain january 1 2024, sparking horror parodies
not the firstplane crazy was made earlier but released later
for instance
mickeys mouse trap — 2024 slasher film using public domain willie as a killer
disney logo intro — steamboat willie clip opened disney films for decades
sonny bono act — 1998 copyright extension nicknamed the mickey mouse protection act