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even at 95 years, Snow White (the original version) goes public in 2037. but (1) they can always "special edition" to mitigate and (2) none
of that pertains to trademarks, so at least for a company as IP agressive as Disney, probably not the panacea that some people think public domain will be.
though for streaming, Netflix et al. won't have to license **** from Disney for all the "vault" titles in about 15 years and going forward (assuming no further changes, which Disney will fight for but I suspect Congress isn't inclined to keep letting them extending the window)
THR: Josh Hawley piles on introduces bill to eliminate copyright protections after 56 years targeting Disney. May 10, 13:02
If it passes and 95 years reverts to 56, Star Trek could go public domain in 2023, Star Wars 2032 {nm} May 10, 13:08
even at 95 years, Snow White (the original version) goes public in 2037. but (1) they can always "special edition" to mitigate and (2) none May 10, 13:16
So much for that whole “government should get out of the way and let the free market pick winners and losers” thing then? {nm} May 10, 15:13
Don't see how constantly increasing government copyright protection for Disney is getting out of the way of the free market May 10, 15:55
Fair, but saying “woke corporations like Disney have earned billions while increasingly pandering to woke activists” doe {nm} May 10, 16:13
Doesn’t make it seem like a sudden interest in copyright is the real motivation {nm} May 10, 16:14