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HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - The Untold Story

Betty Boop and Blondie join Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain

“It’s a big year,” said Jennifer Jenkins of Duke’s Center for the Study of the Public Domain. “It's just the sheer familiarity of all this culture.”

Fortune

Betty Boop, Blondie, and a slew of Mickey Mouse cartoons are entering the public domain, so let's hope for something better than bargain bin horror games

Another year, another grab bag of expired copyrights.

PC Gamer

PlayStation Plus January 2026: Need For Speed Unbound Leads New Free Games Lineup

PlayStation Plus January 2026 free games: Need for Speed Unbound street racing, Epic Mickey: Rebrushed with Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Core Keeper mining. Available 6 January–2 February.

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Betty Boop and 'Blondie' enter the public domain in 2026, accompanied by a trio of detectives

Betty Boop and “Blondie” are among the highlights of titles entering the public domain with the arrival of 2026

The Independent UK

The 5 Christmas animations that every creative should watch now

They all showcase the power of visual storytelling.

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Disney hits Google with a cease-and-desist over AI copyright claims

Disney just sued Google, calling its AI a "virtual vending machine" for pirating characters like Mickey Mouse and Elsa.

Android Central

Disney Just Signed Over Its Characters To OpenAI, What Does This Mean For Creatives?

Disney’s $1.5B deal with OpenAI will let fans make AI videos with more than 200 characters, but what happens to human creativity?

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Bob Iger Says ‘Creativity Is the New Productivity’ as Disney Bets $1 Billion on OpenAI and Entertainment Wars Heat Up

Disney just dropped $1 billion on OpenAI and handed over the keys to its most valuable characters — Mickey Mouse, Elsa, the entire Marvel universe — to Sora, OpenAI’s AI video generator.

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Disney plus OpenAI: What could go wrong?

Disney’s deal with OpenAI may prove prescient and astute, but it doesn't take a lot of imagination to think about the nightmare scenarios.

Fortune

Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI to put Mickey Mouse inside your text prompts

Disney has invested $1 billion in OpenAI to let you generate official Marvel and Star Wars clips in Sora by 2026.

Android Central

Disney strikes $1 billion deal with OpenAI to bring Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video tool

OpenAI said the agreement with Walt Disney was part of a push to ensure the rights of creators in the generative AI space - amid growing concerns over copyright, deepfakes and misinformation.

Euronews

Safety Groups Warn Disney's New AI Plan Could 'Betray' Children

Child safety advocates warn that Disney's new partnership with OpenAI to bring Mickey Mouse and Marvel heroes to the Sora video tool could put children at risk.

International Business Times UK

Disney $1B OpenAI Sora Deal Licences 200+ Characters — Fans' Creative Power Surge

Disney announces a $1B landmark agreement with OpenAI where users can generate short videos featuring Disney characters, giving OpenAI access to its vast library. Characters like Mickey Mouse, Luke Skywalker, and more come to life in user-generated content.

International Business Times UK

Disney quaffs the Kool-Aid with a $1 billion investment in OpenAI that will see its most iconic characters used to generate AI slop

You ain't never had a friend like me.

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Total Film

Disney and OpenAI strike a deal that will allow users to generate videos of Disney Princesses, Darth Vader, Mickey Mouse, Deadpool, and more

Begun, the AI wars have

Cinemablend

Disney Just Made A Major Deal To Bring Its Characters To AI, And I Have Concerns As A Fan

Disney and OpenAI have made a huge deal, and now I'm worried.

TechRadar

Disney and OpenAI are set to open the vault to Sora — yet an AI Mickey feels like magic lost

Some imagination, huh?

Tom’s Guide

Disney just made AI history — $1B OpenAI deal brings 200+ characters to Sora

Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and becoming the first studio to license its characters to Sora — giving fans a way to create AI-generated videos starring Mickey Mouse, Marvel heroes and more.

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The Independent UK

Disney invests $1B in OpenAI in deal to bring characters like Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video tool

Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will bring characters like Mickey Mouse and Luke Skywalker to the AI company's Sora video generation tool

GamesRadar

I highly recommend these Disney ornaments if you want to add a little magic to your Christmas tree

If you want to add a sprinkle of magic to your Christmas tree, these Disney ornaments should do the trick

The Independent UK

Couple arrested over £600k casino scam involving Mickey Mouse T-shirt with hidden camera

Police say casino staff found Kazakh woman wearing discreet camera attached to shirt

TechRadar

NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, November 25 (game #898)

Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

Cinemablend

Mickey Mouse Went Full Fantasia In Vegas And Conducted The Bellagio Show, And Now I’m Just Living For The Comments

Only in Vegas ...

The Guardian - UK

The Disneyfication of F1: Goofy in the pitlane and Fantasia in Vegas underline sport’s US transformation

As little as a decade ago it would have been unthinkable that an American institution such as Disney would have chosen to hitch its wagon to F1

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I Just Learned About A Disney World Hidden Mickey That Can Only Be Seen One Day A Year, And It's Wild

Blink and you'll miss it, literally.

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