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-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up22·8 months agoA lot of Disney throwing its weight around as people accidentally overstep the bounds of copyright, trademark and other legal stuff like that. Not saying Disney would be in the right. But Disney is bonkers for this kind of stuff, and they’ve got ridiculous amounts of money to spend in court.
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 months agoWell the copyright expired, that’s why it’s now public domain. But the trademark is still there.
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 months agoThat’s why they worked him into one of their animated intro logos a few years ago.
A lot of Disney throwing its weight around as people accidentally overstep the bounds of copyright, trademark and other legal stuff like that.
Not saying Disney would be in the right. But Disney is bonkers for this kind of stuff, and they’ve got ridiculous amounts of money to spend in court.
Well the copyright expired, that’s why it’s now public domain. But the trademark is still there.
That’s why they worked him into one of their animated intro logos a few years ago.