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‘Screamboat’ Willie runs full steam into the public domain.

Meet Disney’s post-copyright nightmare.

Photograph of David Howard Thornton as Willie, holding a harpoon menacingly, in the horror movie ‘Screamboat’
Image: Sleight of Hands Prods
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