66 Stonetoss comic with Mickey Mouse for those of you that wanted something edgier than Doug TenNapel (twitter.com) posted 319 days ago by The_Shadow_of_Intent 319 days ago by The_Shadow_of_Intent +66 / -0 26 comments share 26 comments share save hide report block hide replies
I think you're right. 3 cartoons referring to him as "Mickey Mouse" are public domain, so the name should be too.
But it also means the cartoons themselves can also be parodied freely, that is, not Mickey himself, but the situations he's in regarding those cartoons' storylines ....
Parody is fair use within the limits of fair use. It was legal before.