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Disney Freaks Out Over Patents That May Mean It Can't Keep 3Ding Old Movies
- chris_wot 14y agoI'd be very interested in seeing patent extensions being added. Let's call in the "Yoko Ono Patent Extension".
- elithrar 14y agoGiven Disney's successful lobbying history (see: Mickey Mouse Act for copyright extension), they might be one of the few organizations who could enact some change to the patent industry. Whether those changes would be positive (for industries outside theirs) is another thing.
- officemonkey 14y agoHa. This is a one-time tactical move only. Their interest in everlasting patent reform is zero.
- scarecrowbob 14y agoHey now, they don't want infinitely long periods for intellectual property... they are for limited periods of "forever minus a day".
- jivatmanx 14y agoToo obvious. It's easier to achieve this effect by doing what they're currently doing: Periodic extensions that apply retroactively.
- sarvinc 14y agoBut then where would they get their stories from?
- miahi 14y agoThis is not about patents in general, it's just about patents that they don't own.
- tjoff 14y agoThat headline just makes me sad.
- 31reasons 14y agoIf it means no old movie coming back to theaters as a pseudo 3D movie, then this is the best patent ever.
- JD557 14y agoWhile I agree with you, I think it's sad that we live in a world where you can patent "remaking old movies in 3D". It just feels like everytime a new gimmick appears, someone could just patent "remaking old <insert product> with <insert gimmick>". I hope there's a little more to the patent than that.