<story><title>What will enter the public domain in 2024?</title><url>https://publicdomainreview.org/features/entering-the-public-domain/2024/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>yk</author><text>The mouse via Steamboat Willie is scheduled to enter public domain? Guess we can look forward to quite eventful  three weeks before the end of the year, while Disney is frantically trying to prevent that outcome.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>SirMaster</author><text>Disney spent the last decade or so growing their business (through large acquisitions) to where Mickey is now just small fraction of their worth.  So they likely don&amp;#x27;t really care anymore.&lt;p&gt;Plus it&amp;#x27;s only the old, old design of Mickey, not the current version they have been using for awhile that looks more normal to most people these days.</text></comment>
<story><title>What will enter the public domain in 2024?</title><url>https://publicdomainreview.org/features/entering-the-public-domain/2024/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>yk</author><text>The mouse via Steamboat Willie is scheduled to enter public domain? Guess we can look forward to quite eventful  three weeks before the end of the year, while Disney is frantically trying to prevent that outcome.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>TonyTrapp</author><text>They probably realized by now there is not much value left in that old version of Mickey. It&amp;#x27;s the newer self of Mickey (different looks and character) that brings in the money, but even that is becoming less relevant these days, I think? That&amp;#x27;s why they have bought so much IP which appeals to more people than Mickey Mouse.</text></comment>