This collage shows some of the works entering the public domain on Jan. 1, with the Mickey Mouse of "Steamboat Willie" given pride of place. (Jennifer Jenkins, Duke University) It might be unusual to ...

A still from Disney's "Steamboat Willie" that was the debut of Mickey Mouse is seen in a book on Jan. 3 in Glendale, Calif. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) Mickey Mouse couldn’t believe it. “Steamboat ...

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and other Story Books is a musical revue by New York's Theatreworks USA and will be performed at the Eisemann Center in Richardson. Nick Blaemire plays the Mouse. If You ...

It might be unusual to find Mickey Mouse and "Lady Chatterley's Lover" mentioned in the same breath. But you can chalk up their momentary fellowship to America's copyright laws, under which both are ...