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Do they still even make Mickey Mouse cartoons? He really seems like nothing more than a logo and mascot at this point.
by gherkin0 11y ago
Do they still even make Mickey Mouse cartoons? He really seems like nothing more than a logo and mascot at this point.
- baldfat 11y agoYou don't have kids. Mickey Mouse Club House is HUGE with kids.
- herge 11y agoThe big issue for Disney is once Mickey Mouse enters the public domain, anyone is free to create derivative works of the initial cartoons.
- logfromblammo 11y agoMaybe only in trade classes where original-style Mickey Mouse is not asserted as trademark. You can make derivative cartoons with Steamboat-Willie-era Mickey Mouse, but you can't distribute them in commerce without a few legal precautions, as Disney asserts the Mickey Mouse image as a trademark with respect to int'l trade class 41 (entertainment). It's no longer a copyright violation, but a trademark infringement. You can't do it in such a way that creates the possibility that someone might confuse your derivative work for a genuine Disney-branded entertainment product. So it might be as simple as plastering a disclaimer over the intro to your cartoon that informs all viewers that the following is video is derived from a public domain work, and is not associated with Disney. But don't count on that saving you from the flesh-eating lawyers.
- dairy 11y agoActually, yes. They've been putting out new Mickey Mouse shorts for months now. They're all on youtube[0]. [0]http://youtu.be/iNT8T58G3f4?list=PLC6qIbU1olyXQe1WOKt8UJ4hErx3D7qt8 http://youtu.be/iNT8T58G3f4?list=PLC6qIbU1olyXQe1WOKt8UJ4hEr...
- m52go 11y agoIt looks like those shorts are some sort of modern reproductions. Originals, which I personally like much better, are here: https://www.youtube.com/user/OldVintageTimes https://www.youtube.com/user/OldVintageTimes
- dairy 11y agoThey're modern, but not reproductions. They're all brand new material, and quite good.