The copyright on Steamboat Willie a short, black-and-white 1928 animation that first introduced audiences to the mischievous rodent who would become emblematic of American pop culture-expires after 95 years, on January 1, under US law.
The date has loomed large on the calendars of everyone from filmmakers, fans and intellectual property lawyers to Disney executives, who in the past helped lobby to change law to prolong US copyright terms.
"This is a deeply symbolic, highly anticipated moment," said Jennifer Jenkins, director of the Duke Center for the Study of the Public Domain.
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