Which disney cartoons are public domain?

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Which disney cartoons are public domain?

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Youve got some great answerseveryones right none. Now heres the background the earliest Disney cartoons and charactersmost importantly, quotSteamboat Williequot, the first longish cartoon that starred Mickey Mousewere due to go public domain in , since their original year copyright would be up. So Disney and other, but they were the biggest force went to Congress and advocated for a new copyright law that would extend the term. They got itso now works are protected for years instead of . So quotSteamboat Wiliequot wont go public domain until , quotSnow Whitequot in ...quotMary Poppinsquot in ....you get the idea. . .And yeah, their lawyers are all over it....On the other side of the coin, did you know that Disney also bought up all the rights to all the quotWinnie the Poohquot stories by A.A. Milneso they control those the books too!brbrThis is why the Copyright Term Extension Act is sometimes referred to as the Mickey Mouse Protection Act...