This iconic mouse is weeks away fromn being in the public domain Jan. 1, 2024, is the day when ‘Steamboat Willie’ enters the public domain

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    1 year ago

    (sigh) Just a little bit longer and I’ll finally be able to release my Steamboat Willy tentacle hentai comic.

  • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world
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    If Disney doesn’t keep illegally extending the copyright dates, continuing to ruin the way copyrights are supposed to actually work, I will legitimately be surprised.

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          I’m pretty sure that Congress passing legislation concerning interstate trade is expressly permitted in the Constitution. You could make an argument for ethics, practicality, or economics. I don’t think you can make a legality argument here.

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      1 year ago

      Even if they wanted, there is not much time left to change anything at this point

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    Donald Duck’s copyright expires in 2029 and we’ll finally be able to walk around pantsless in a sailor hat/shirt without being harassed by Walt Disney’s widow.

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    EXPECT legislative-shenanigans, people…

    EITHER they’ll extend copyright again,

    XOR they’ll just “conveniently” have copyright apply in court, even-though it doesn’t apply on-paper.


    Never believe a career-criminal, or Dark Triad entity, has changed, unless you see robust, consistent, years-long, actual, objective proof of that change having-happened.

    Extraordinary-claims require extraordinary backing/evidence.

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    I’m shocked no legislation has been created to increase copyright even longer, but I guess there’s still time. Maybe with non-disney mickey mouse works out there, their lawyers will argue that it is damaging and thus a new law should be passed retroactively.

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    I guarantee that on January 1st there will be a ton of Mickey videos on the internet and it will be glorious

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    1 year ago

    Over Walt’s cold dead body.

    uhhhhh… wait, hang on I didn’t mean that