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The copyright would only be for the original mickey as it appeared in 1928, not more modern representations. Also I'm sure "Mickey Mouse" is trademarked. This
by ineedasername 4y ago
The copyright would only be for the original mickey as it appeared in 1928, not more modern representations.
Also I'm sure "Mickey Mouse" is trademarked.
This is going to be one of those things where being on the right side of the law is meaningless. No publisher is going to touch a Mickey Mouse kids book by a 3rd party author even if the thing is plastered with "Not affiliated with Disney Corp" from cover to cover and watermarked on each page.
- josho 4y agoDisney has planned for this day, they have a defensive moat of trademarks around Mickey Mouse. The stylistic logos, the name, the outfit, etc. The big publishers won’t because they all have licensing agreements with some part of Disney that is too lucrative to risk for some generic knock off mouse story. But we will see smaller entities trying new things with anthropomorphized mice.