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Mickey Mouse to Enter Public Domain: "It's Finally Happening'"
- papichulo2023 3y agoThis is one of those "wont believe until I see it"
- sp332 3y agoCongress is already on winter break. It's going to happen.
- gdsdfe 3y agoA Mickey FPS anyone?!
- Fabricio20 3y agoYou mean Mouse [0]? It's coming 2025! [0]: https://youtu.be/av3K-PEEF1c?si=5pTMiN1s-SxPcb83 https://youtu.be/av3K-PEEF1c?si=5pTMiN1s-SxPcb83
- jfengel 3y agoI am not a lawyer, but as I understand it, Steamboat Willie is entering the public domain, not Mickey Mouse. Mickey Mouse is a trademark, and trademarks don't expire. I'm not entirely sure what that means here, but I've got a strong suspicion that the guy would still not be able to get away with a Mickey Mouse comic book.
- ValentineC 3y agoThere was a law school article submitted a few days ago that provides a very good roundup: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38678021 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38678021
- chrismcb 3y agoMickey mouse as a concept will enter public domain. Although with a trademark, it will be hard to do a Mickey mouse animation. See Sherlock Holmes. Some, but not all of Sherlock Holmes is on public domain. Also note that trademarks expire, they have to be renewed. In addition, you can lose a trademark. See Kleenex, escalator, zipper, bandaid, etc.