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Re:Illegal Prime Numbers by redwall_hp on Monday April 12, 2021 @11:35AM (#26780541)
They intended to make referential work to characters in our modern common culture/mythology, as people have done since time immemorial. Some rent-seekers merely think they get to own ideas now.
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Re:Illegal Prime Numbers by kryogen1c on Monday April 12, 2021 @09:43PM (#26787300)
> Some rent-seekers merely think they get to own ideas now.

are you quite serious? Disney doesn't think they own coming of age tales or intrepid children feeling out of place. Disney thinks they own the things they paid to create during the operation of their business.

the daycares Aren't making up their own stories, theyre directly benefiting by using Disney's products without licence or permission. this is the exact opposite of seeking.

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Re:Illegal Prime Numbers by feanaro on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @07:26AM (#26790779)
The point is Disney shouldn't really be able to "own" the image of Mickey Mouse for over a hundred years just because they paid for the creation of some initial image.
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Re:Illegal Prime Numbers by sullyj3 on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @01:21AM (#26788375)
Copyright may or may not be a good idea, but arguing its merits isn't relevant to the question of its current legality.
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