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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    11 months ago

    They made money off of their version of those works, yes. They’re quite different from the originals.

    This is what I mean about our laws needing updating - time alone is not enough any more. We need to define levels of differentiation that are commercially acceptable. Right now, that essentially just includes parody, which clearly is not a thorough enough accounting of the many ways IP can be varied.

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      11 months ago

      Why are you such a corpo boot licker? What exactly do we gain as a species by allowing companies to hoard IP of creators of which are long since dead?

      Nek minnit you’ll be telling me I can’t put on a play from Shakespeare or recite Beowulf without paying some corporation a fee?

      Seriously?

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        11 months ago

        No actually I think plays should be free to use for amateurs, and only require licensing for paid performances, since we’re talking reforms.

        Also why are you being an asshole for no reason?