Would the name itself become public domain? I think trademarks are perpetually renewable. So only the likeness of Steamboat Willy becomes free for use.
What happened to all the Redditors certain “Disney will rewrite the law”?
>Mickey isn’t the only classic character to enter the public domain in recent years. On January 1, 2022, the copyright on A. A. Milne’s original Winnie the Pooh character also expired. That has opened the door for more creative interpretations of the anthropomorphic teddy bear, including the 2023 slasher film, “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey.”
>Will we similarly see Disney’s mouse mascot reimagined? Stacey Lee, a Johns Hopkins Carey Business School professor, said it’s possible — but with caveats.
>“You can take ‘Steamboat Willie’ and do whatever you want with him,” she said. “However, Mickey Mouse, as we traditionally think of him, is trademarked, so he’s still very much the ownership of Disney.”
Anyone here know how to draw Mickey from memory? maybe we will see more independent retro style Mickey mouse fan creations!
John Oliver wasnt sued over it. Its already public domain since Disney wasnt going to start litigating this close to it entering public domain.
John Oliver has had Steamboat Willie as a mascot on the show a few times over the last few months, on the last show of the season he specifically pointed out they hadn’t received any cease and desist despite the offensive things they were doing with him. They’re definitely testing the waters for something insane in 2024 like the Eat Shit, Bob musical.
Sounds like Suicide Mouse is back on the menu, boys!
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When can we expect the “evil theme park mouse” movie to release?
https://youtu.be/kNad1vG1QG4?si=SHyySBcniZZ_egP0
Does this mean i can print Mickey Mouse t-shirts?
Would the name itself become public domain? I think trademarks are perpetually renewable. So only the likeness of Steamboat Willy becomes free for use.
What happened to all the Redditors certain “Disney will rewrite the law”?
>Mickey isn’t the only classic character to enter the public domain in recent years. On January 1, 2022, the copyright on A. A. Milne’s original Winnie the Pooh character also expired. That has opened the door for more creative interpretations of the anthropomorphic teddy bear, including the 2023 slasher film, “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey.”
>Will we similarly see Disney’s mouse mascot reimagined? Stacey Lee, a Johns Hopkins Carey Business School professor, said it’s possible — but with caveats.
>“You can take ‘Steamboat Willie’ and do whatever you want with him,” she said. “However, Mickey Mouse, as we traditionally think of him, is trademarked, so he’s still very much the ownership of Disney.”
Anyone here know how to draw Mickey from memory? maybe we will see more independent retro style Mickey mouse fan creations!
John Oliver wasnt sued over it. Its already public domain since Disney wasnt going to start litigating this close to it entering public domain.
John Oliver has had Steamboat Willie as a mascot on the show a few times over the last few months, on the last show of the season he specifically pointed out they hadn’t received any cease and desist despite the offensive things they were doing with him. They’re definitely testing the waters for something insane in 2024 like the Eat Shit, Bob musical.
Sounds like Suicide Mouse is back on the menu, boys!