Minnie Mouse

Daisy Harris likes birds - there's one outside her window. Her cat is named Fluffy, and she'd love to tell you about her knitting hobby. She likes tea and biscuits. And she just can't seem to figure out this internet thing.

But perhaps you can explain it just one more time?

Almost a century after his big-screen debut, Mickey Mouse enters the public domain tomorrow, opening the floodgates to potential remakes, spin-offs, adaptations... and legal battles with Disney.

M-I-C-K-E-Y will soon belong to you and me.

With several asterisks, qualification and caveats, Mickey Mouse in his earliest form will be the leader of the band of characters, films and books that will become public domain as the year turns to 2024.