Many believe that because Tom and Jerry is old, it is in the public domain. This is largely false. While a few early 1940s cartoons technically fell into public domain due to copyright renewal failures (specifically Yankee Doodle Mouse , Night Before Christmas , and The Missing Mouse ), the vast majority of the Fred Quimby collection is still owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (who acquired MGM).
You can watch individual Fred Quimby-produced shorts legally on major video platforms: Tom And Jerry Fred Quimby Collection Download
No single streaming service (Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime) currently hosts the entire Fred Quimby collection. Many believe that because Tom and Jerry is