LOS ANGELES — The giant stuffed bear, its face a twisted smile, lumbers across the screen. Menacing music swells. Shadows mask unknown threats. Christopher Robin begs for his life. And is that a ...

The oldest version of Mickey Mouse will become one of the youngest members of the public domain when the copyrights covering the cartoon rodent’s cinematic debuts expire in the last instant of 2023.

Walt Disney, creator of Mickey Mouse, poses at the Pancoast Hotel, Aug. 13, 1941, in Miami, Fla. Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse have recently entered the public domain, making it possible for ...

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LOS ANGELES—The giant stuffed bear, its face a twisted smile, lumbers across the screen. Menacing music swells. Is that a sledgehammer about to pulverize a minor character’s head? Thus unfolds the ...