Disney Losing Mickey Mouse 2024. Til in 2024, the original design of mickey mouse loses its copyright protection. As of january 1, 2024, the mickey mouse character, in its original version, will no longer be protected by u.s.

But there’s a caveat | it’s just the steamboat willie version from 1928, no other iteration since. The copyright for the earliest version of mickey mouse will expire in 2024.