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So if I draw a perfect Mickey Mouse, can I hang it on my wall at home? Can I post it on my website? When exactly does my right to free expression become no long

So if I draw a perfect Mickey Mouse, can I hang it on my wall at home? Can I post it on my website? When exactly does my right to free expression become no longer exerciz-able? You can see what a slippery slope that would be.

criddell 8y ago
> When exactly does my right to free expression become no longer exerciz-able? You can see what a slippery slope that would be. I'm not a lawyer so I wouldn't try to give you advice. I believe though you are asking about fair use and a lot has been written about that.
ben_w 8y ago
From what I remember (not a lawyer), the border between “that’s grand” and “right, you’re taking the mickey” is different between countries, and in particular the USA allows arbitrary reproduction for personal use while the UK forbids reproduction even for personal use. The edge cases are more complex than I have stated, in both countries, but courts have definitely had to answer the question “is it copyright infringement to load a computer program from (tape|drive|etc) into RAM”, so it’s not like they don’t know the simple definition is problematic. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glider_(bot) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glider_(bot) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAI_Systems_Corp._v._Peak_Computer,_Inc https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAI_Systems_Corp._v._Peak_Co....
- stan_rogers 8y ago
  You can't just say that without citing Dara Ó Briain.
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