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It has also been regularly extended every time Mickey Mouse was about to enter public domain, the realistic expectation is that copyright in the USA will never
by EdiX 15y ago
It has also been regularly extended every time Mickey Mouse was about to enter public domain, the realistic expectation is that copyright in the USA will never expire.
- waitwhat 15y agoI actually googled for "Mickey Mouse protection act" to find the name of the legislation. Steamboat Willy was released in 1928, so expect the next extension in around ten years time. There have only been 3 Mickey Mouse cartoons in the last 56 years and the cynic in me suspects that they are only being made to boost their moral justification for continually extending the copyright on the character. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mickey_Mouse_cartoons http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mickey_Mouse_cartoons
- waitwhat 15y agoAnd maybe I was a touch too cynical. If she were here, my niece would be jumping about and down right now to remind me about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mouse_Clubhouse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mouse_Clubhouse in which Mickey has had a starring role for years.