Disney About to Lose Mickey Mouse Copyright Control After Decades
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Early Version of Disney's Mickey Mouse Will Soon Be Public
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Mickey Mouse is free at last (from copyright), Culture
Disney About to Lose Mickey Mouse Copyright Control After Decades
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Disney to lose its Mickey Mouse copyright – but you still can't
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Copyright for original Mickey Mouse persona to run out 1 January
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How Disney routinely exerted influence on the US copyright law to
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Mouse Out: As Mickey's copyright expires in 2024, what will the
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Disney Loses Copyright of Early Version of Mickey Mouse