Mickey Mouse Enters Public Domain

Apparently today is the day that Mickey Mouse enters the public domain. Can it be that Walt Disney's friend is now fair game to anyone who can exploit him by plastering his image on everything from tobacco to toilet paper? Seems to be true. Little did he know that the star of Steamboat Willie and Fantasia would one day be promoting all sorts of merchandise incongruent with his carefully crafted image. It's a sad day, folks. Yet, know that I think about it, Disney has already tarnished their image, so why not?