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Mickey Mouse copyright expires after 95 years.
Posted on 12/25/23 at 9:33 am
Posted on 12/25/23 at 9:33 am
Disney’s dominance of copyright law prevails as only the ‘Steamboat Willie’ version of Mickey Mouse enters public domain -Forbes
Now that anyone can use the character without fear of being sued by Disney, there is no telling where it will be showing up.
Now that anyone can use the character without fear of being sued by Disney, there is no telling where it will be showing up.
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In a moment many close observers thought might never come, at least one version of the quintessential piece of intellectual property and perhaps the most iconic character in American pop culture will be free from Disney’s copyright as his first screen release, the 1928 short “Steamboat Willie,” featuring both Mickey and Minnie Mouse, becomes available for public use.
“This is it. This is Mickey Mouse. This is exciting because it’s kind of symbolic,” said Jennifer Jenkins, a professor of law and director of Duke’s Center for the Study of Public Domain, who writes an annual Jan. 1 column for “Public Domain Day.” ”I kind of feel like the pipe on the steamboat, like expelling smoke. It’s so exciting.”
U.S. law allows a copyright to be held for 95 years after Congress expanded it several times during Mickey’s life.
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Posted on 12/25/23 at 9:35 am to TrueTiger
“Steamboat Willie,” featuring both Mickey and Minnie Mouse, becomes available for public use.
I don’t know if Walt would recognize woke Disney. I hope it burns.
I don’t know if Walt would recognize woke Disney. I hope it burns.
Posted on 12/25/23 at 9:38 am to TrueTiger
COD Mickey Mouse skin when?
Posted on 12/25/23 at 9:38 am to TrueTiger
Porn will be first out the gate
Posted on 12/25/23 at 9:38 am to TrueTiger
It’s just the steamboat Willie version
Posted on 12/25/23 at 9:38 am to TrueTiger
Blows my mind how copyright can just expire.
Posted on 12/25/23 at 9:39 am to TrueTiger
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”I kind of feel like the pipe on the steamboat, like expelling smoke. It’s so exciting.
Jennifer needs to calm her little happy arse down.
Posted on 12/25/23 at 9:40 am to TrueTiger
I think Disney sucks in a lot of ways but “dominance over copyright law”? Mickey is Disney. How does anyone deserve to have the rights to him other than the company that created him?
Posted on 12/25/23 at 9:41 am to TrueTiger
The “Steamboat Willie” version is now public domain but they’ve already said any other version of Mickey, as well as things like mouse ears, etc would be voraciously defended.
When they unfreeze Walt’s head, he’s gonna fire everyone anyway.
When they unfreeze Walt’s head, he’s gonna fire everyone anyway.
Posted on 12/25/23 at 9:43 am to TrueTiger
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Now that anyone can use the character without fear of being sued by Disney, there is no telling where it will be showing up.
Posted on 12/25/23 at 9:49 am to TrueTiger
Need to change it to a black gay lesbian character to make it more diverse
Posted on 12/25/23 at 10:17 am to TrueTiger
Probably 30 years too late, but I’m sure RATT would love to bring this back now that Disney can’t sue them.
Posted on 12/25/23 at 10:28 am to TrueTiger
As a person of Irish heritage I find Mickey Mouse to be offensive and derogatory towards Irish people. Disney and Mickey should be canceled
Posted on 12/25/23 at 10:40 am to TrueTiger
Chester J Lampwick rolling over in his grave
Posted on 12/25/23 at 11:19 am to TrueTiger
Look up the Weiss Schwarz Steamboat Willie card...
Posted on 12/25/23 at 5:42 pm to TrueTiger
frick Disney
Posted on 12/25/23 at 6:01 pm to TrueTiger
Reading is hard for most of you clowns. Its limited to only the non speaking rat looking version.
Posted on 12/25/23 at 6:02 pm to TrueTiger
Not exactly. It’s just the likeness from this early series episode. Not the entire Mickey Mouse catalog.
Posted on 12/25/23 at 10:47 pm to TrueTiger
Before you go start printing T-Shirts and other black and white Mickey Mouse paraphernalia, Disney still retains a trademark on the Mickey Character. I am pretty sure that if you tried to mass produce or sell anything Mickey related they would sick their overpriced attorneys on you.
Also, this is just one or two films in the Disney library. But here is a question for the OT Copyright attorneys out there.
Since this covers just the Steamboat Willy years that were produced for film and theatrical releases, obviously those films have since been digitized, remastered, and rereleased for the home market or theatrical use, would a new copyright apply if one used these digital copies instead of getting your hands on the original negatives and duplicating those.
The closest analog I could see would be the Bible. It has been rewritten and reprinted hundreds of times throughout the years and each version seems to have a rolling new copyright date when it gets updated. The reason I know this is that when I was flipping through a book by a local author, she quoted some passages from the Bible. There was a notation of which Bible she used and acquired permission to use on the copyright page in the front of the book.
Also, this is just one or two films in the Disney library. But here is a question for the OT Copyright attorneys out there.
Since this covers just the Steamboat Willy years that were produced for film and theatrical releases, obviously those films have since been digitized, remastered, and rereleased for the home market or theatrical use, would a new copyright apply if one used these digital copies instead of getting your hands on the original negatives and duplicating those.
The closest analog I could see would be the Bible. It has been rewritten and reprinted hundreds of times throughout the years and each version seems to have a rolling new copyright date when it gets updated. The reason I know this is that when I was flipping through a book by a local author, she quoted some passages from the Bible. There was a notation of which Bible she used and acquired permission to use on the copyright page in the front of the book.
This post was edited on 12/25/23 at 10:50 pm
Posted on 12/25/23 at 11:12 pm to TrueTiger
DISNEY DONE HIRED DEI ****S AND DUN frickED UO
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