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On January 6, YouTube revoked the copyright-claim from Disney. [12] [13] [14] January 4, 2024 One Eyed Bastard: Music video The fourth single of Green Day's fourteenth studio album, Saviors. The music video features Mickey Mouse wearing his Steamboat Willie outfit as well as an eyepatch. January 5, 2024 Rubber Hose Rampage: Shooter game
Characters such as Mickey Mouse have been held to have acquired such a secondary meaning and are thus protected under trademark law. [29] Right to Publicity: This right traces its origins in the tort of privacy and is the right to prevent others from commercially exploiting one's name and likeness.
The earliest incarnation of Mickey Mouse as well as Minnie Mouse entered the public domain in 2024. The most notable media featuring these characters is Steamboat Willie , but both The Gallopin' Gaucho and the silent version of Plane Crazy also entered the public domain that year. [ 3 ]
The extended copyright terms didn't just stop Mickey and Minnie Mouse from entering the public domain. It also stopped any work of fiction from losing its copyright from 1999 to 2019.
Disney will still have ways to protect Mickey Mouse after Jan. 1. The company will retain copyrights in the character’s more modern versions for a few more years.
With several asterisks, qualifications and caveats, Mickey Mouse, in his earliest form, will be the leader of the band of characters, films and books that will become public domain as the year ...
Also it disregards the recent trend and uptick in media related to Mickey Mouse. I maybe then prefer seperating it in two different lists (even if it is in the same article) Non-Disney works featuring Mickey Mouse before 2024 and Non-Disney works featuring Mickey Mouse after 2024, so that January 1st 2024 remains a pivitol date seperating the ...
On Wednesday, the NMPA sued Roblox seeking monetary damages of at least $200 million, alleging the platform allows rampant unauthorized use of songs without paying songwriters or copyright holders.