@gedaliyah to World NewsEnglish • 1 year agoWhen will Mickey Mouse enter the public domain?www.deseret.comexternal-linkmessage-square168arrow-up1291arrow-down114file-textcross-posted to: news
arrow-up1277arrow-down1external-linkWhen will Mickey Mouse enter the public domain?www.deseret.com@gedaliyah to World NewsEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square168file-textcross-posted to: news
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
minus-squareTomAwsmlinkEnglish3•1 year agoBecause people should get benefits rather than corporations?
minus-square@SCBlinkEnglish-8•edit-21 year agoHow are the two at odds here? Disney has around a quarter million employees who currently benefit from copyrighted IPs.
minus-squareTomAwsmlinkEnglish3•1 year agoPlease explain how Disney being the only ones able to use an IP causes their employees to get a higher salary. Executives do not count, as they get paid obscene amounts as it is anyway.
minus-square@SCBlinkEnglish-8•1 year agoIt allows them to get a salary, and their salary negotiations are neither here nor there
Why?
Because people should get benefits rather than corporations?
How are the two at odds here? Disney has around a quarter million employees who currently benefit from copyrighted IPs.
Please explain how Disney being the only ones able to use an IP causes their employees to get a higher salary. Executives do not count, as they get paid obscene amounts as it is anyway.
It allows them to get a salary, and their salary negotiations are neither here nor there