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Pedantic here - while Mickey Mouse was created in 1928, the cut-off for public domain works is 1923. Also there was a long period of time where works needed to
by aplusbi 15y ago
Pedantic here - while Mickey Mouse was created in 1928, the cut-off for public domain works is 1923. Also there was a long period of time where works needed to be registered (and re-registered) so there are plenty of works that have fallen into the public domain since 1923 (Night of the Living Dead being a prominent example).
- asmithmd1 15y agoYou are exactly right and Congress "fixed" that. Currently no copyrights will expire until at least 2019. Anyone want to bet Congress passes another copyright law before then that extends copyright terms?