@[email protected] to linuxmemesEnglish • 1 year agoOh boy, goodie!sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1655arrow-down116
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minus-squareVictorlink7•edit-21 year agoWould using a VPN make posting it from NZ illegal right after midnight if the IP is logged from a country not past midnight?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish11•1 year agoNot really. I think it’s considered free speech if it’s sarcastic or a parody.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 year ago" If Disney sues, we’ll claim fair use… Ho hi! "
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•1 year agoYes, the infamous “sarcastic” exception to copyright.
minus-square@voidMainVoidlink6•1 year agoIt’s still illegal. This version of Mickey Mouse is still covered under trademark law.
minus-squareKrafty KactuslinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoWhat do you mean? What part of this infringes on copyright?
minus-square@voidMainVoidlink1•edit-21 year agoTrademark. Not copyright. And the part that is covered is Mickey. This could also be covered under copyright, since the only Mickey that went into public domain is the one from Steamboat Willie, not this one. I’m not a lawyer, though.
minus-square@lapommedeterrelink22•1 year agoAs of 2024, Micky is now public domain, at least the variant from Steamboat Willie.
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It’s tomorrow in some places 😂.
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Would using a VPN make posting it from NZ illegal right after midnight if the IP is logged from a country not past midnight?
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That sounds to me like it’s probably correct. 👍
Probably.
Are you from the future?
I am now.
They used to be
Not really. I think it’s considered free speech if it’s sarcastic or a parody.
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Thanks for the clarification.
" If Disney sues, we’ll claim fair use…
Ho hi! "
“hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to court we go…”
And fair use exists to protect free speech.
Yes, the infamous “sarcastic” exception to copyright.
It’s still illegal. This version of Mickey Mouse is still covered under trademark law.
What do you mean? What part of this infringes on copyright?
Trademark. Not copyright. And the part that is covered is Mickey.
This could also be covered under copyright, since the only Mickey that went into public domain is the one from Steamboat Willie, not this one. I’m not a lawyer, though.
This is the one from steamboat willy though
Why?
As of 2024, Micky is now public domain, at least the variant from Steamboat Willie.