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Re:Can Beethoven send takedown requests? by danaris on Friday August 31, 2018 @08:56AM (#17885134)
Nope. Mickey Mouse is not subject to copyright. As a character, he's subject to trademark, which allows him to remain under Disney's control for as long as they continue to protect the trademark.

What would go into the public domain is Steamboat Willie, the original Mickey Mouse short.

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Re:Can Beethoven send takedown requests? by chimeracoder on Friday August 31, 2018 @04:58PM (#17888584)
> What would go into the public domain is Steamboat Willie, the original Mickey Mouse short.

Steamboat Willie is likely to enter the public domain shortly, in fact.

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Re:Can Beethoven send takedown requests? by Piskvorrr on Saturday September 01, 2018 @07:13AM (#17891321)
As above: expect another attempt to push the copyright protection further, shortly.
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Re:Can Beethoven send takedown requests? by chimeracoder on Saturday September 01, 2018 @09:25AM (#17891725)
> As above: expect another attempt to push the copyright protection further, shortly.

No, it really does appear that this time they've given up. There are articles that have written about this - If Disney were preparing for a big push, we'd have started to see it by now already.

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Re:Can Beethoven send takedown requests? by aidenn0 on Friday August 31, 2018 @07:44PM (#17889277)
which would allow people to publish fanfiction involving mickey mouse
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Re:Can Beethoven send takedown requests? by Piskvorrr on Friday August 31, 2018 @02:18PM (#17887725)
You are indeed correct - and the copyright extension affected more than Steamboat Willie; going into the full scope would mean to venture into TL;DR territory.
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