Mickey Mouse Does Public Domain? | Not So Fast… (H&H | 12-29-22)

United States copyright law has long been the province of corporate interests looking to protect their valuable intellectual property for as long as possible, with Disney the most deft at this.

But with little political appetite for copyright reform, Mickey Mouse himself seems poised to enter the public domain very shortly…but will he?

Let’s discuss.

#disney #mickeymouse #copyright

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37:29 Disney Losing Steamboat Willie Copyright (Headlines)
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THE HEADLINES:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/27/business/mickey-mouse-disney-public-domain.html

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