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I think there is some saying that copyright has always been extended whenever Disney Mickey mouse was about to expire. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-
by acd 12y ago
I think there is some saying that copyright has always been extended whenever Disney Mickey mouse was about to expire.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/10/25/15-years-ago-congress-kept-mickey-mouse-out-of-the-public-domain-will-they-do-it-again/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/10/25...
- Eric_WVGG 12y agoYup, and it’s coming up again in three years. I am hoping that we can put together some kind of grass-roots campaign to make this a major issue during the upcoming presidential election.
- jcl 12y agoOne thing I thought was particularly gutsy is that Disney started making The Jungle Book while the story was still under copyright, releasing it after the copyright expired: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120910/02485220325/disney-claims-house-mouse-built-with-copyright-ignores-public-domain-foundation.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120910/02485220325/disne...