Comment by _trampeltier
1 month ago
They did. Before it was 50 years and get extended several times just before Mickey would enter public domain.
1 month ago
They did. Before it was 50 years and get extended several times just before Mickey would enter public domain.
Yeah they've done a lobbying campaign about a dozen times when Mickey was set to enter public domain. I think GP was saying they're surprised they didn't do a 13th time. Like why give up now?
The last (general) copyright extension in the US was the CTEA in 1998. What’s happened since then? Google, who has power, money, and incentive to lobby against future copyright extensions.
I'm sure I'm being obtuse here, but what's Google's game in the copyright sphere?
Because in reality it hasn't entered public domain completely, only the very first movies and the way it was drawn in the 1930's. They are still protecting the one most people all know better.
The funny thing is that Mickey Mouse barely registers for kids these days. We went to Disney World this year and Mickey had a bit part in some of the shows. Elsa, Moana and the other modern characters were the real stars.
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