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The Importance of Trademark Protection When Copyrighted Works Enter the Public Domain

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The copyright for one of the first depictions of Mickey Mouse will expire in 2024. Copyright protection is usually granted for 95 years to works published between 1923 and 1977. Why Mickey Mouse is still protected The copyright on Steamboat Willie is set to expire in January 2024. So, why aren’t Disney concerned?

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Is the Happiest Place on Earth About to Lose its Smiling Face?

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copyright protection in 2024. Since only the “Steamboat Willie” cartoon version of Mickey is going out of copyright protection, every other version of Mickey Mouse that Disney has created since 1928 will still be protected on January 1, 2024. While copyright protection expires, trademark protection does not.