When this year’s low-budget horror romp Mickey’s Mouse Trap debuts, featuring a ghoulish killer in the form of the beloved children’s character, Disney CEO Bob Iger will be powerless to stop it.
The media and entertainment conglomerate that grew rich off family-friendly fare has guarded its iconic mascot for nearly a century, but it lost some of its intellectual property rights under the Copyright Law at the start of this year after twice successfully extending them through acts of Congress.
