Board 8 > Mickey Mouse may finally fall out of copyright

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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/01/hollywood-says-its-not-planning-another-copyright-extension-push

The likelihood of an extension of copyright protections is very small. Looks like life plus 95 years is the tentative final duration. I'm genuinely surprised, I never actually thought those would expire
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thats something I never thought would happen
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This was never about Mickey Mouse since he's trademarked in almost all forms. This was about things not created, but used by Disney (Winnie the Pooh, Snow White etc.)
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Can't they still just renew the individual copyright? I'd be very surprised if they just let Mickey fall into the public domain considering Disney was the major lobbying force behind extending copyright protections in the first place

That's just it, there's no lobbying at present
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Steamboat Willie's expiration is still 6 years away. Just because there's no plan this year to expand copyright doesn't mean it won't happen in the next few
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The copyright for the first Mickey Mouse film, Steamboat Willie, is scheduled to expire in 2024, though Disney would still hold a trademark for the Mickey Mouse brand.

So Mickey won't fall out of copyright it's about the first movie "Steamboat Willie" not Mickey Mouse brand.
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Years ago, people called this the Mickey Mouse law because Disney had such a big hand in the copyright extensions. We've lost some creative works because of excessive copyright law, and that's a damn shame.

Disney will get the extension, they now control about 40% of the movie business and 40% of Television. They have limitless money and a ton of pull.
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This was precisely why i was so discouraged by them being allowed to buy 20th century fox.

But no go on and keep fapping to the thoight of Wolverinr in the Avengers.
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Eddv posted...

This was precisely why i was so discouraged by them being allowed to buy 20th century fox.

But no go on and keep fapping to the thoight of Wolverinr in the Avengers.

there is nothing in the entire superhero genre that would ever elicit such a crude reaction from moi
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5tarscream posted...

The copyright for the first Mickey Mouse film, Steamboat Willie, is scheduled to expire in 2024, though Disney would still hold a trademark for the Mickey Mouse brand.

So Mickey won't fall out of copyright it's about the first movie "Steamboat Willie" not Mickey Mouse brand.

But that's just 95 years, not life+95. Walt Disney died in 1966, so shouldn't it be in 2061?
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SaveEstelle posted...

Eddv posted...

This was precisely why i was so discouraged by them being allowed to buy 20th century fox.

But no go on and keep fapping to the thoight of Wolverinr in the Avengers.

there is nothing in the entire superhero genre that would ever elicit such a crude reaction from moi

You've never read a story about Earth-2 Kara Zor-L.
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even if he did I imagine that statement would still hold true
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Fair. Maybe if he read the story of Ellen Baker, above average looks but excels at raising children and working a full-time job.
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yes someone he can really relate to
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I've heard that in addition to Disney, a ton of lobbying was done for this by the heirs of George Gershwin, who are still making a ton of money off Rhapsody In Blue (aka that song in every United Airlines commercial)
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MrGreenonion posted...

5tarscream posted...

The copyright for the first Mickey Mouse film, Steamboat Willie, is scheduled to expire in 2024, though Disney would still hold a trademark for the Mickey Mouse brand.

So Mickey won't fall out of copyright it's about the first movie "Steamboat Willie" not Mickey Mouse brand.

But that's just 95 years, not life+95. Walt Disney died in 1966, so shouldn't it be in 2061?

It's 95 years for anything before 1978 (assuming the copyright was renewed properly until they stopped requiring that). For anything after that, it's life+70 for anything created by a person. For anything created by a corporation, it's whichever is shorter of 95 years from creation or 120 years from publication. There are no cases where it's life+95.
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Then I misread it and apologize.
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