# How KC’s Walt Disney Learned the Hard Way About Copyright

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/how-kcs-walt-disney-learned-the-hard-way-about-copyright-2/
- Published: 2024-02-20T09:00:24-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Image caption: Walt Disney’s creation Oswald the Lucky Rabbit first appeared in 1927. Wikipedia Commons. Public Domain. Article by Haines Eason. Flatland KC – February 13, 2024. Before Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse, there was Steamboat Willie, a very Mickey-esque character who is not, at least legally, the same mouse. The Walt Disney Co. fought for decades to keep control of Steamboat Willie under copyright protection. But in January, Disney’s original mouse entered the public domain, […] Click here to view original web page at flatlandkc.org