Toes♀@ani.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 6 months agoNow that copyright on steamboat Willie has expired, what are the next big ones expiring?message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down15
arrow-up1138arrow-down1message-squareNow that copyright on steamboat Willie has expired, what are the next big ones expiring?Toes♀@ani.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up35arrow-down1·6 months agoQ: When does the copyright on the next version of Mickey Mouse expire? (Steamboat Willie has no gloves and is black and white, I expect that will be how Disney protects the more modern versions of Mickey.)
minus-squareAllNewTypeFace@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up43·6 months agoThere is apparently a 1928 poster of Mickey Mouse already with the white gloves, which, if verified, would place them in the public domain.
Q: When does the copyright on the next version of Mickey Mouse expire? (Steamboat Willie has no gloves and is black and white, I expect that will be how Disney protects the more modern versions of Mickey.)
There is apparently a 1928 poster of Mickey Mouse already with the white gloves, which, if verified, would place them in the public domain.