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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 03, @08:08PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 03, @08:08PM (#1285030)

    The original Pooh went PD this year.
    We'll see what happens to the poor slob who does a drawing with Pooh in a red shirt.

  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 03, @08:10PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 03, @08:10PM (#1285031)

    Would Disney and Paramount rip them apart like mad dogs if it was Pooh in a Trek red shirt?

    • (Score: 2) by Freeman on Tuesday January 03, @10:18PM

      by Freeman (732) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday January 03, @10:18PM (#1285051) Journal

      "You'll never find a more litigious corporation. We must be cautious." - Obi-Wan Kenobi (Probably, in some alternate universe court room drama.)

      --
      Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"