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I did. You may want to try reading beyond the first sentence, and this time try some reading comprehension. Some of the parts relevant to the current mickey mouse not being in the public domain:
> only the earliest form of Mickey from Steamboat Willie will be able to be used by artists and creators outside of Disney in a very restricted way.
> "...people have associated the character with Disney’s stories, experiences, and authentic products,” a Disney spokesperson said. “That will not change when the copyright in the Steamboat Willie film expires.
> “More modern versions of Mickey will remain unaffected by the expiration of the Steamboat Willie copyright
> We will, of course, continue to protect our rights in the more modern versions of Mickey Mouse and other works that remain subject to copyright."
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> Furthermore, creators will not be able to produce any work that deceptively fools consumers that their Mickey is in anyway affiliated with Disney as the company will "work to safeguard against consumer confusion cause by unauthorized uses of Mickey and our other iconic characters."
Ipso facto: the comic short Steamboat Willie is in the public domain, the character Mickey Mouse is not.
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