This iconic mouse is weeks away from being in the public domain
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Jan. 1, 2024, is the day when ‘Steamboat Willie’ enters the public domain

This iconic mouse is weeks away fromn being in the public domain Jan. 1, 2024, is the day when ‘Steamboat Willie’ enters the public domain

    • SCB@lemmy.worldEnglish
      110·
      11 months ago

      How are the two at odds here? Disney has around a quarter million employees who currently benefit from copyrighted IPs.

      • TomAwsm@lemmy.worldEnglish
        41·
        11 months ago

        Please explain how Disney being the only ones able to use an IP causes their employees to get a higher salary. Executives do not count, as they get paid obscene amounts as it is anyway.

        • SCB@lemmy.worldEnglish
          110·
          11 months ago

          It allows them to get a salary, and their salary negotiations are neither here nor there