Amazing that we’re only a month and a half away from Steamboat Willie being in the public domain. Hoping animators experiment with remixing it, within the limits of copyright trademark. I think there’s a lot you could do. Probably won’t have time myself but maybe one day.
Don Whiteside @manton gonna be interesting to see how Disney deals with it/tries to squelch it using trademark.
Kimberly Hirsh and case given the interaction of copyright and trademark law here. (I’m not a lawyer, just married to one. And the daughter of one. And the sister-in-law of one.)
Manton Reece @KimberlyHirsh Should make for good discussion among lawyers! Personally I’d like to see people push the limits a little to see where the line is, but also don’t want anyone to be sued by Disney because that’s surely a losing battle.
Kimberly Hirsh Steamboat Willie but replace Mickey Mouse with tons of other non-Disney characters and preemptively declare it fair use
Joel Hamill @clonezone Manton was right, the copyright is expiring - not the trademark - for Steamboat willie. Trademarks don’t expire as long as companies use them in commerce.