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Jon Oliver Trolls Disney With Steamboat Willie Promo: ‘What Are They Gonna Do, Sue?’
Jon Oliver promoted his HBO show by posing next to Steamboat Willie, the 1928 version of Disney's Mickey Mouse that is now in the public domain.
Jon Oliver, public-domain fan and self-appointed gadfly to powerful institutions, poked a finger in the eye of the Mouse House in a new promo for his HBO show. In a teaser for the Feb. 18 return of “Last Week Tonight With Jon Oliver” for its 11th season, the host posed next to someone dressed in a suit resembling Steamboat Willie, the 1928 version of Mickey Mouse that entered the public domain on Jan. 1 after Disney’s copyright on the character expired. It’s not clear whether Disney will be a target for Oliver on this season of “Last Week Tonight,” or if he’s just opportunistically seizing the Steamboat Willie moment because he can.
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