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Mickey Mouse's 'Steamboat Willie' will become public domain in 2024, along with Minnie and Tigger (abc7.com)
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[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago

I read an article speculating that the addition of a few Steamboat Willie frames to the introduction video played on modern Disney movies was to try and push this from copyright protection into trademark protection.

Trademark protection does not expire.