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I'm looking forward to have Mickey Mouse in public domain in 2024.

by znpy 6y ago

wussboy 6y ago
Don’t worry. Copyright will be extended before that happens. It always has. It always will.
ksaj 6y ago
With music, there are different time periods for the song and the performance, so for example, there are a few of Ella Fitzgerald songs that became public domain last year. However, the actual recordings are not necessarily public domain yet (some are, some aren't public domain simultaneously). The music is however, so you can do your own version of them if you want. My specific example might have flaws since I only chose Ella because it's the first example I remember from last year's public domain releases, but that was the gist of what I was reading about the issues with music ownership specifically. I suspect something similar will happen when it comes to characters like Mickey Mouse. And of course, in 2024 you would theoretically only have access to the first version of Mickey, which looks totally different than later iterations.
- sbelskie 6y ago
  You get a similar thing with translations. Franz Kafka’s The Trial, for example, will become public domain next year in the original German, but most well regarded English translations will remain under copyright for decades.
awalton 6y ago
And then Tillis' (Disney) Historical Preservation Copyright Act of 2023 will make sure we won't see that in our lifetimes. (But seriously, just look at the absolute absurdity that Tillis is trying to push through right now as an example of how broken and backward copyright in this country is. If the companies keep getting their way, there will never be a such thing as a public domain going forward.)
coliveira 6y ago
From all things we can benefit from public domain, I think the ugly mouse is the most useless. People should just give Disney a "forever copyright" on the ugly mouse so that they would let everything else alone.

I'm looking forward to have Mickey Mouse in public domain in 2024.

by znpy 6y ago

I'm looking forward to have Mickey Mouse in public domain in 2024.

wussboy 6y ago

Don’t worry. Copyright will be extended before that happens. It always has. It always will.

ksaj 6y ago

With music, there are different time periods for the song and the performance, so for example, there are a few of Ella Fitzgerald songs that became public domain last year. However, the actual recordings are not necessarily public domain yet (some are, some aren't public domain simultaneously). The music is however, so you can do your own version of them if you want. My specific example might have flaws since I only chose Ella because it's the first example I remember from last year's public domain releases, but that was the gist of what I was reading about the issues with music ownership specifically. I suspect something similar will happen when it comes to characters like Mickey Mouse. And of course, in 2024 you would theoretically only have access to the first version of Mickey, which looks totally different than later iterations.

sbelskie 6y ago
You get a similar thing with translations. Franz Kafka’s The Trial, for example, will become public domain next year in the original German, but most well regarded English translations will remain under copyright for decades.

awalton 6y ago

And then Tillis' (Disney) Historical Preservation Copyright Act of 2023 will make sure we won't see that in our lifetimes. (But seriously, just look at the absolute absurdity that Tillis is trying to push through right now as an example of how broken and backward copyright in this country is. If the companies keep getting their way, there will never be a such thing as a public domain going forward.)

coliveira 6y ago

From all things we can benefit from public domain, I think the ugly mouse is the most useless. People should just give Disney a "forever copyright" on the ugly mouse so that they would let everything else alone.