BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-28 months agoMickey Mouse is now public domain (Steamboat Willie specifically). What do you think we will see this year?message-squaremessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up1248arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1239arrow-down1message-squareMickey Mouse is now public domain (Steamboat Willie specifically). What do you think we will see this year?BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-28 months agomessage-square70fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremechoman444@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up64arrow-down3·8 months agoI predict a complete overhaul of our trademark and copyright laws that will accommodate Disney’s desires. You know… Basically what they did last time.
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up33·8 months agoToo late for copyright laws, it’s in the public domain and can’t go back afaik. Now trademark laws can be interesting.
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·8 months agoOh, they already managed to “fix” copyright retroactively once.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up12·8 months agoDoing that for Trademark law is why they didn’t bother lobbying for longer copyright this time. They could protect their Mouse trademark without relying on Steamboat Willy like they did before.
I predict a complete overhaul of our trademark and copyright laws that will accommodate Disney’s desires.
You know… Basically what they did last time.
Too late for copyright laws, it’s in the public domain and can’t go back afaik. Now trademark laws can be interesting.
Oh, they already managed to “fix” copyright retroactively once.
Doing that for Trademark law is why they didn’t bother lobbying for longer copyright this time. They could protect their Mouse trademark without relying on Steamboat Willy like they did before.