Lew Stringer wrote:...Mickey Mouse is now in the public domain! Well, at least the ORIGINAL version is, as seen in Steamboat Willie back in 1928. The later, cutey versions are still exclusively owned by Disney, but the first version was always the best anyway!
No doubt everyone will be drawing him this year so I thought I'd have a go...
So, homebrewers, if you're feeling confident about thwarting a Disney lawyer, this could well be an opportunity to improve on the Gremlin-produced ZX Spectrum appearance of the high-pitched shorts-wearing murine.
Sky News goes into further detail here, reminding us that Winnie The Pooh has spent two years in a similar situation.
Anyway, do so at your own risk, I am not a lawyer. There could be legal penalties for taking the Mickey.