Thank You Walt Disney

An animated image of Steamboat Willie.

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

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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Laugh-O-Gram studio building

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

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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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.

curiousKC | History Questions Up for Vote This Month

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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Steamboat Willie is the first version of Mickey Mouse

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

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

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Nick Haines

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

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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