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Not long until Steamboat Willy is out of copyright and I can start the next phase of my career.

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Dragon Messmer

Obviously the work you were born to do.

Sean Kinlin

Teenage Willy drives his boat around the country, solving mysteries.

Emil

My excitement is scarcely containable.

No name

I like the one of him holding a steering wheel. That looks like a scary bird to me at first

sjlxndr

Like Reginald from Nedroid picture diary

Rainbow Wilson

I for one welcome this new era of chaos and mayhem

Alaric Shapli

Eh, Disney will find a way to extend the copyright, yet again.

Moe Lane

It'd require something passed by Congress, at this point.

Moe Lane

Steamboat Willy as Conan the Barbarian, and I am not joking in the slightest.

Alaric Shapli

That's exactly how they've done it in the past.

Jack Christmas

At this stage it's looking like they're going to let it go. Good chance their lawyers will become incredibly strict about the difference between a "Steamboat Willie" Mickey and a generic/modern Mickey, though.

Brian Perler

Probably worth pointing out that in Steamboat Willie, Mickey didn't yet have the white gloves, and I'm sure that's the type of thing Disney would sue over. (i.e., "It's not the public domain version that you're using, 'white glove' Mickey is still under copyright.") Anyhoo, I eagerly await "Steamboat Lottie". YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO.

Corwin Haught

Also since the film was in black and white, Disney will still own any treatment of the mouse in his signature color scheme.

Julien Oster

Very good, very "on model", as they like to say.