@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-square@MisterFroglinkEnglish5•1 year agoWhy 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?
minus-square@SCBlinkEnglish-4•1 year agoNo 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?
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?
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?