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canopic jug [soylentnews.org] writes:

Disney Enterprises, Inc., has asserted copyright claims over Dani Payson's own photographs of the Little Mermaid statue [torrentfreak.com] in Copenhagen, claiming that the image is of one of its copyrighted "Disney Princesses".

A woman who uploaded one of her own photographs to print-on-demand site RedBubble says she has been hit with a takedown notice by Disney. The photograph, which features the 107-year-old The Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen, apparently violates Disney's rights. According to a copy of the complaint, the statue depicts one of "Disney's Princesses".

The statue itself is inspired by the tale, The Little Mermaid [gutenberg.org] (Den lille Havfrue [runeberg.org]), written by H.C. Anderson in the early 1800s.

Previously:

• Disney Accused of Inflating Revenue Figures by Billions [soylentnews.org] (2019)
• Disney’s Forthcoming Streaming Service Will Kill the Disney Vault [soylentnews.org] (2019)
• 1:1 Model of Denmark in Minecraft [soylentnews.org] (2014)

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