When the ball drops in Times Square, I’m going to yell “Steamboat Willie’s in the public domain (in the U.S. at least)” instead of “Happy New Year.”
Yes Disney is using clips from Steamboat Willie at the beginning of all movies and such to try to establish a case for trademark protections (again at least in the U.S.), but it’s still a bit of a victory.
EatYouWell@lemmy.world 11 months ago
This is why I laughed so hard when DeSantis thought he could stand a chance against Disney in a legal battle.
I was worried for a second that he would be a more competent version of Trump, but boy did he prove me wrong.