Copyrighted stuff was originally meant to expire after 40 years. after which it becomes public domain.
However Disney had other plans. Mickey mouse was simply too iconic for them to loose to the public. So instead they spent many many many millions of dollars lobbying politicians to get the expiration date extended indefinitely. Now its till death of the original author + 80 years.
Smokeydope@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Copyrighted stuff was originally meant to expire after 40 years. after which it becomes public domain. However Disney had other plans. Mickey mouse was simply too iconic for them to loose to the public. So instead they spent many many many millions of dollars lobbying politicians to get the expiration date extended indefinitely. Now its till death of the original author + 80 years.
frezik@midwest.social 2 years ago
Just to correct a few details that don’t contradict your main point:
Life of author + 70 years.
Things from 1927 entered the public domain in 2023: americanwritersmuseum.org/new-works-to-enter-the-….
Smokeydope@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Thank you!
balderdash9@lemmy.zip 2 years ago
That was the weirdest video essay I’ve ever seen. Liked and subscribed lol
Gekoloniseerd@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Great answer, will check out the video. Thanks.