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Re:Senate passes copyright bill to end 140-year protection f... by kibwen on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @10:59PM (#18029434)
Regarding "FREE THE MOUSE", Disney wouldn't even actually lose the rights to Mickey Mouse at all, right? I'm under the impression that Mickey Mouse is a trademark, and that the copyrighted work in question is the actual Steamboat Willie cartoon. So even if copyright was abolished entirely, Mickey would be just as safe as the Disney trademark itself. Am I wrong?
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Re:Senate passes copyright bill to end 140-year protection f... by ddingus on Thursday September 20, 2018 @02:40AM (#18030246)
I do not think you are wrong.

But, some one could do a Felix the Cat, Betty Boop, Steamboat Willie mashup.

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