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

  • @chitak166
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    21 year ago

    I think copyright and patent laws need to die.

    • @[email protected]
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      01 year ago

      Google would take some high-schooler’s work and profit off of it in that case. In today’s world, said high-schooler would receive some compensation.

      If you think that this is far-fetched, it literally happened just now with Beeper Mini. A high-schooler received a $400k payout because he had ownership of his work.