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Re:Disney Open Source by eddieroger on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @09:04AM (#12733939)
The content Mickey Mouse has been in is copyrighted. Mickey Mouse himself is trademarked. So you /may/ be able to reuse Steamboat Willie for whatever purposes you wish (assuming Disney Legal doesn't get Copyright extended), but you'll probably never get Mickey Mouse as a symbol to work with.
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Re:Disney Open Source by cyphar on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @02:06PM (#12737101)
"Mickey Mouse collective" is a term I use for the pro-copyright-extension lobby. But yes, you're right that Mickey Mouse will probably never be a usable character.
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