Disney trying to protect copyright on 'Steamboat Willie'
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- čas přidán 1. 06. 2023
- He is almost 95 years old, but the original Mickey Mouse from "Steamboat Willie" is starting to pop back up on clothes, rides and other merchandise. Copyright Attorney Aaron Moss that's because Disney is trying to keep the original Mickey out of the public domain.
You shouldn't get to change the law just because you're a big company.
Copyright laws were meant to expire for a reason.
Maybe Disney will aim for one thing: permanent copyright
@@GungKrisna12 They've legit and sincerely and honestly did try that. Thank God it didn't go through.
@@XX-sp3tt THAT argument was golden
"you can not make copyright infinite"
"How about infinite minus one day"
Disney has already done it three times and it was called the Mickey Mouse Law, which after the last time extended the copyright to last 70 years after the author's death. But I don't think Disney can do that anymore.
@@danielmalinen6337 Well they try do trade mark now. But yeah you think why its called "Mickey Mouse protecton act"
Disney doesn't deserve copyrights for ANYTHING anymore! Revert the length back to 20 years! No "grandfathering"!!!
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE LIVE ACTION REMAKES AND COPYRIGHT HOARDING!?
@@BBWahoo I look forward to Disney being so desperate to survive, it starts selling off all those IPs it bought it!
@@A88mphOh my gosh finally I find someone who agrees with 20 years as a limit. I feel that is more than enough time for a book, film, or other media to be released and make their money. If that was how it was now works from 2003 would be in Public Domain right now!
I think it should be the creator's life +20 years. So all of the Marvel would go public domain in 2038. Someone should own a property they create for their whole life.
@@funnyberries4017 You do realize that the way the system is rigged now works from the 1920's are becoming public domain. When the founding father had the Copyright system set up the amount of time was only 14 years with an optional extension of another 14 years.
I recall, back in the 70's, a fight between Marvel and Disney (ironic, isn't it). Disney claimed that Howard the Duck looked too much like Donald Duck.
They should make a HOward the Duck meets Donald movie. Also its funny watching this video on the actual day when Steamboat Willie enters the public domain since they mention Tigger, who at this point should have entered as well. I kept hearing 2024 for that anyhow.
Walt Disney used public domain material for decades.
Disney's animation history was built on public domain until the 90s!
@@lovelyheiferdev Exactly
@@lovelyheiferdevLion King stole from Kimba the White Lion and was based on Public Domain work (Hamlet). So yeah, continued into the 90s.
@@MYFAVORITES5 damn I forgot about that lol
@@MYFAVORITES5 Simba (Lion King) = Kimba (White Lion). So Kimba is Simba, basically!
To me the only differences between that Mickey and the current Mickey are the eyes, and the lack of gloves.
10:15 They demanded the removal of Spider-Man from a little boy's grave. Disney corp gets no empathy from me.
That's Marvel the copyright of the characters didn't transferred the only difference is distribution same thing at Warner Bros Discovery when it comes to the DC characters. Parent companies don't always assume the copyright of characters it sometimes goes to a division of said parent company.
I’m looking forward to Steamboat Mickey’s new catchphrase: “Where’s Shelly?!”
Can we go back to the 28 and renewable one time only another 28? Can we undo sonny Bono and so called dmc?
Agreed. And with absolutely zero "Grandfathering"!
It would be very hard, it's like Pandora's box, once it is open, it will re hard to close again
@@SetheMan At the least, force corporations to fall under the 28 year rule. If they haven't found their "next big thing" in half a century, the company is doing something wrong!
OG Mickey Mouse should now be a face of Socialism.
He sticks his middle finger up at Disney private/corporate ownership as he walks off to the public ownership/domain and works for himself.
Mickey Mouse is now a trademark because they put the first video of Mickey Mouse as their trademark. so now no one can use it even if it is in the public domain.
they can have more than one trademark but why?
Buster Keaton is the real Steamboat Bill
Copyright kills creativity. They just want dat' money!!! I want a crazy murderous Mickey adult tv show, out of spite.
I don't think using later variations of the character would make a difference cause you should be able to "transform" him to something else. As long as you don't make him exactly like the later versions. So you can adjust the imagery to create a better version of him as long as you claim it was derived from steamboat willie and such.
Yeah nope. Copyright laws are very specific about that.
@@Nio744 it's public domain. You can transform any public domain thing into whatever you want.
Steamboat Willie will still be protected by trademark law.
Are they worried about Plane Crazy? The actual first animation of MM.....
Plane Crazy wasn’t copyrighted till 1929 so it won’t enter Public domain till 2025
The only shorts entering next year are Steamboat Willie and Gallopin Gaucho
@@darrenbelak4853 Thank you very much for that information. I appreciate getting a straight factual answer.
@@darrenbelak4853 The _sound_ version of Plane Crazy was copyrighted in 1929. The silent version was copyrighted the previous year.
they just lost iT...
In a lot of ways the old version of Mickey is better.
Embrace your right of public domain
Disney is gonna fail, and I'm turning Steamboat Willie Mickey into a symbol of anti-disney hate.
Nice.
That’s what I was finna due
I see that and i would like to raise you the copyright of the song of the south, anybody want to match my bet
If its still under protection that means they can keep it hidden.
Actually, that would be interesting about the copyright situation for that one when the time comes. That's in 23 years since it was released in 1946.
They’re gonna get it copyrighted again, I can promise that it will happen
Nope. It's out there now for everyone to use and Disney can do nothing about it.