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Posts Tagged ‘Thank You Walt Disney’

How KC’s Walt Disney Learned the Hard Way About Copyright

By | February 13, 2024 | 1
An animated image of Steamboat Willie.

Walt Disney creation Steamboat Willie has entered the public domain after 95 years of copyright protection. Now, the race is on to cash in on Willie.

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Thank You Walt Disney Project Secures $2M in Federal Funds

By | March 3, 2023 | 0
Laugh-O-Gram studio building

A decades-long effort to redevelop Walt Disney’s original Laugh-O-Gram animation studios will receive $2 million in federal funding.

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curiousKC | History Questions Up for Vote This Month

By | March 1, 2021 | 0
Nell Donnelly Reed, the Missouri River and Walt Disney pictured here represent the four questions up for a vote in the March 2021 curiousKC voting round.

Do you like history? This month’s voting round is for you. Pick the question you want curiousKC to report on next.

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Free (Steamboat) Willie: How Walt Disney’s Original Mouse Could be Entering the Public Domain

By | January 14, 2021 | 0
Steamboat Willie is the first version of Mickey Mouse

Steamboat Willie, the original version of Mickey Mouse, could enter the public domain in 2024.

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Nick’s Picks | Line Forms for COVID-19 Vaccine, Electoral College Meets

By | December 14, 2020 | 0
Nick Haines

COVID-19 vaccine shots will begin in Kansas City this week. Also, the Electoral College meets to cast its votes for president. And hopes for economic stimulus hang in the balance the week before Christmas.

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