Steamboat Willie Mickey Mouse and the blending of fan and franchise
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Blog post by
Hanna Kahlert
Long known for its tight hold on copyright, Disney is seeing one of its core characters – the 1928 version of Mickey Mouse – enter the public domain, presenting an excellent case study for the role...