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Law firm sues Disney for right to use public domain Mickey Mouse in boat crash ads

Ellsworth Toohey
Sep 22, 2025
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Walt Disney's Steamboat Wlllie (1928), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Florida's largest law firm and Disney are in a legal battle over the use of Mickey Mouse in advertisements. Morgan & Morgan has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking permission to feature the "Steamboat Willie" version of Mickey in its commercials, as reported by ClickOrlando.

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