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I noticed they use old Micky designs on a lot of products and logos. I am half suspecting they are going to try and argue it's a trademark or something.
by PBnFlash 3y ago
I noticed they use old Micky designs on a lot of products and logos.
I am half suspecting they are going to try and argue it's a trademark or something.
- pavlov 3y agoOf course it’s a trademark. I don’t think this is contested by anyone. Being able to reproduce the “Steamboat Willie” animated short doesn’t mean you can use Disney’s trademarks in new contexts. If a book published by Penguin enters the public domain, it doesn’t mean you can start using the Penguin logo on any book you want to publish.
- latexr 3y agoLast Week Tonight claimed as much: > [John Oliver] also pointed out that Disney has some registered trademarks that include the original Steamboat Willie Mickey, speculating that as the reason they included that version in the Walt Disney Animation Studios opening logo. https://deadline.com/2023/04/john-oliver-tests-disney-lawyers-staking-claim-mickey-mouse-steamboat-willie-version-entering-public-domain-1235316046/ https://deadline.com/2023/04/john-oliver-tests-disney-lawyer... The segment is worth a watch. They’ve used the character a couple of times already and probably would’ve done it more if not for the hiatus caused by the writer’s strike. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFRzy3b4pdo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFRzy3b4pdo
- gedy 3y agoYeah I wonder if this is also why they released things like Lego Steamboat Willie recently (https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/steamboat-willie-21317 https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/steamboat-willie-21317)