THAT’S RIGHT, MICKEY MOUSE. BUT ONLY, I REPEAT, ONLY THE EARLY VERSION OF HIM DATING BACK TO THE 20S. THE LITTLE STICK LEGGED MICKEY THAT APPEARED IN STEAMBOAT WILLIE. THIS IS LIKE BIG A BIG DEAL.

An early Walt Disney movie featuring the first appearance of Mickey Mouse is among the copyrighted ... Willie’ available on YouTube for free back in 2009. "Here is the irony," McCleod says.