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After 94 years of carrying water for Walt Disney, Mickey Mouse is about to be a free agent


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No word where he's gonna land, but you know he's fixin' tuh get paid.  Disney might pony up the $$$ and keep him.  Or perhaps Fox steps up.  He could even chose to start his own brand.  Gonna be real fun to see what he does with his freedom!

As a consequence of US copyright law, entertainment giant Disney could soon lose the exclusive rights to some of the characters most responsible for the brand’s universal recognition, including the mouse that acts as its mascot.

Mickey Mouse will enter the public domain in the year 2024, almost 95 years after his creation on 1 October 1928 – the length of time after which the copyright on an anonymous or pseudo-anonymous body of artistic work expires.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jul/03/mickey-mouse-disney-copyright-expiry

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I feel like Disney’s lawyers will figure out a way to keep a stranglehold on their characters.  It’s an interesting Prospect however.  Prepare for a lot of shit products with Mickey on them. 
 

if someone like Cedar Fair or other entity wants to create a Mickey Mouse Land that’s a ripoff of Disneyland but you don’t have to wait 45 minutes in line to ride the teacups or spend a day’s pay to feed your family a meal, I’ll be all in.  Throw in some legit rides would be a bonus. 

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1 hour ago, Lhorn said:

I feel like Disney’s lawyers will figure out a way to keep a stranglehold on their characters.  It’s an interesting Prospect however.  Prepare for a lot of shit products with Mickey on them. 
 

if someone like Cedar Fair or other entity wants to create a Mickey Mouse Land that’s a ripoff of Disneyland but you don’t have to wait 45 minutes in line to ride the teacups or spend a day’s pay to feed your family a meal, I’ll be all in.  Throw in some legit rides would be a bonus. 

Oh, no.

The name Mickey Mouse is no doubt a registered trademark of Disney for virtually the entire universe of merchandise.

  Serial Number Reg. Number Word Mark Check Status Live/Dead Class(es)
1 87983586 6267084 MICKEY MOUSE TSDR LIVE  
2 87486332 6257456 MICKEY MOUSE TSDR LIVE  
3 86927627 5214940 MICKEY MOUSE TSDR LIVE 024
4 78976959 3115395 MICKEY MOUSE TSDR LIVE 028
5 78976539 3036883 MICKEY MOUSE TSDR LIVE 041
6 78163587 3308015 MICKEY MOUSE TSDR LIVE 041
7 78163592 3011935 MICKEY MOUSE TSDR LIVE 025
8 78163595 3006349 MICKEY MOUSE TSDR LIVE 016
9 78163596 3006350 MICKEY MOUSE TSDR LIVE 009
10 78159811 3007745 MICKEY MOUSE TSDR LIVE 014
11 78159809 3002503 MICKEY MOUSE TSDR LIVE 018
12 77978567 3765407 MICKEY MOUSE TSDR LIVE  
13 77976528 3588873 MICKEY MOUSE TSDR LIVE 009; 014; 016; 018; 025
14 77976441 3584466 MICKEY MOUSE TSDR LIVE 020; 021; 024
15 77976265 3562423 MICKEY MOUSE TSDR LIVE 028
16 77130201 3750188 MICKEY MOUSE TSDR LIVE  
17 77130011 3767849 MICKEY MOUSE TSDR LIVE  
18 75224498 2278297 MICKEY MOUSE CLUB TSDR LIVE 041
19 73223973 1152389 MICKEY MOUSE TSDR LIVE  
20 71266717 0247156 MICKEY MOUSE TSDR LIVE 009
21 71341861 0315056 MICKEY MOUSE TSDR LIVE 016

This is going to apply to the image of the mouse, alone.  And even that may be trademark infringement in certain circumstances.

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