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What Happens When ‘Steamboat Willie’ Hits The Public Domain In 2024?

posted by janrinok on Tuesday January 03, @09:17AM   Printer-friendly
from the free-the-mouse dept.

canopic jug writes:

As noted a few days ago, many notable works from the 1920s have ascended to the public domain in the US this year, as of New Year's Day. Cartoon Brew asks, What Happens When 'Steamboat Willie' Hits The Public Domain In 2024? and briefly covers a bit of what the public is set to gain. Notably, the earliest iteration of Mickey Mouse will enter the public domain then as a result.

Assuming that 17 U.S.C. §§ 108, 203(a)(2), 301(c), 302, 303, 304(c)(2) is not modified yet again, be sure to observe the difference between trademarks and copyright.

Previously:
(2022) 2023's Public Domain is a Banger
(2022) Digitization Wars, Redux
(2022) Public Domain Day 2022
(2021) Public Domain Day in the USA: Works from 1925 are Open to All!

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Thexalon on Tuesday January 03, @01:40PM (1 child)

    by Thexalon (636) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday January 03, @01:40PM (#1284934)

    And I'm certain those vaunted principles will be worth a significant amount of money to those in Congress who know full well how their bread is buttered.

    I know about the anti-woke rhetoric. I also know that when push comes to shove, money has a way of greasing the wheels in Washington.

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by canopic jug on Tuesday January 03, @01:52PM

    by canopic jug (3949) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday January 03, @01:52PM (#1284937) Journal

    Yeah, the whole thing could be a combination of grandstanding for a specific target audience while giving a strong hint to Disney and co that more money would be appreciated. When it comes down to it, it is nearly always the money which determines the outcome of not just the elections but the decisions made by the politicians while in office.

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