Mickey Mouse, Other Characters Enter The Public Domain

Starting Monday morning, you can finally publish your novel where Mickey Mouse and Tigger solve mysteries aboard a train.

Here's a list of characters, books, and songs that enter the public domain on Jan. 1st, 2024:

• Mickey Mouse (but only the version depicted in the animated shorts 'Steamboat Willie' and 'Plane Crazy')
• The House at Pooh Corner, which includes the first appearance of Tigger (Winnie the Pooh himself entered the public domain in 2023)
• Agatha Christie's The Mystery of the Blue Train
• The classic World War I novel All Quiet on the Western Front
• The first Laurel and Hardy film, Should Married Men Go Home?
• The songs "I Wanna Be Loved By You", "Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)", and "Mack the Knife"