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Well his origin "Steam Boat Willie" became public domain last year.
by officeplant 11mo ago
Well his origin "Steam Boat Willie" became public domain last year.
- drob518 11mo agoThe film is in the public domain and the original versions of Mickey and Minnie are public domain. But that does NOT apply to the later versions of Mickey that you'd find Disney pushing today (e.g., at parks, on apparel, etc.). Further, Disney has been trying to continue to assert copyright even over the original version of the character. See here for more info: https://www.cullenllp.com/blog/steamboat-willie-in-the-public-domain-testing-the-boundaries-of-copyright-and-trademark-law/ https://www.cullenllp.com/blog/steamboat-willie-in-the-publi...
- gausswho 11mo agoThe irony of sticking your finger in the dyke with a racial slur long forgotten.