On January 1, 2024, “Steamboat Willie,” and consequently the characters of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, will enter the public domain. In the past, Disney pushed for extended copyright laws to keep Mickey under their control, but they have finally given up and are letting the mice — at least as they first appeared — free. A … Read more
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley from Missouri has introduced legislation called the Copyright Clause Restoration Act of 2022 that would limit copyright protection to 56 years. He said a week ago that he would introduce this legislation, specifically as an attack on The Walt Disney Company and their “special copyright protections,” following their denouncement of the … Read more
Senator Josh Hawley from Missouri tweeted this week that he would be introducing legislation to end The Walt Disney Company’s “special copyright protections.” Hawley stated, “For years, [Disney] has gotten special copyright protections from the federal government – allowing them to charge consumers more. Woke corporations shouldn’t get sweetheart deals. I’ll introduce legislation this week … Read more
A fan-made Club Penguin website has been shut down and three individuals were arrested for copyright infringement. The original Club Penguin website was shut down in 2017. Disney, who purchased Club Penguin in 2007, took action against Club Penguin Rewritten. The fan-made website was launched soon after the original closed. A statement from DC Daryl … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Saturday, September 25, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
After months of legal battles, Disney has won a civil federal lawsuit against DisGear, an online store that once featured t-shirt designs with popular, trademarked images of Disney icons such as Cinderella Castle, characters from popular Disney movies like Frozen, and Star Wars characters. Click Orlando reported that Disney Enterprises and LucasFilm filed a lawsuit back in … Read more