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Because without Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act (granting many extra years of copyright), Mickey Mouse would be public domain. Simple as that - the agen
by Piskvorrr 8y ago
Because without Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act (granting many extra years of copyright), Mickey Mouse would be public domain. Simple as that - the agenda is obvious. Expect similar "extension" push as 2024 approaches.
- danaris 8y agoNope. Mickey Mouse is not subject to copyright. As a character, he's subject to trademark, which allows him to remain under Disney's control for as long as they continue to protect the trademark. What would go into the public domain is Steamboat Willie, the original Mickey Mouse short.
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- Piskvorrr 8y agoYou are indeed correct - and the copyright extension affected more than Steamboat Willie; going into the full scope would mean to venture into TL;DR territory.
- chimeracoder 8y ago> What would go into the public domain is Steamboat Willie, the original Mickey Mouse short. Steamboat Willie is likely to enter the public domain shortly, in fact.
- Piskvorrr 8y agoAs above: expect another attempt to push the copyright protection further, shortly.
- chimeracoder 8y ago> As above: expect another attempt to push the copyright protection further, shortly. No, it really does appear that this time they've given up. There are articles that have written about this - If Disney were preparing for a big push, we'd have started to see it by now already.
- aidenn0 8y agowhich would allow people to publish fanfiction involving mickey mouse