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Since January 1st, Mickey Mouse entered the public domain and there are those who immediately took advantage of it
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This means that, from now on, anyone will be able to exploit and rework the image of Mickey Mouse (and Mickey Mouse) in the first version of 1928, in which the famous mouse is seen without gloves, with a circled body and eyes without of pupil, whistling on board a small steamboat and fighting to take Minnie on board against the will of Pete, who over time will become Gambadilegno.
What is the public domain
Even commercially. A custom that Disney itself relied on when it created adaptations of fairy tales such as Snow White and Cinderella, which were also in the public domain. Ironically, the Public domain has been frozen for 20 years in the United States thanks to the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, nicknamed in a sibylline way the “Mickey Mouse Protection Act”, the effect of which is to have delayed the entry of Steamboat Willie in the public domain. Indeed, Disney itself is known to have lobbied hard to shape current American laws by ensuring that art was kept away from the public for decades longer than it had been in the past.
What will happen to Mickey and Minnie now?
The rush to exploit Mickey Mouse’s image for profit has already begun. The trailer for the horror film Mickey’s Mouse Trap appeared a few days ago, shot and directed by Jamie Bailey, which stars a twenty-one year old struggling with the homicidal delusions of a masked killer with the features of the first Mickey Mouse.
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2024-01-05 09:39:44
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