I’m surprised this is on YouTube. Disney is usually brutal about defending their copyrights.
In any case, this is nice to see. Thanks for posting it.
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Tough call. Steamboat Willy was released a year prior and has had it’s copyright extended on numerous occasions (currently until 2023) but a few have claimed the original copyright is flawed and therefore invalid.
I’m surprised this is on YouTube. Disney is usually brutal about defending their copyrights.
In any case, this is nice to see. Thanks for posting it.
Tough call. Steamboat Willy was released a year prior and has had it’s copyright extended on numerous occasions (currently until 2023) but a few have claimed the original copyright is flawed and therefore invalid.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steamboat_Willie
On the other hand, I don’t see how Disney could expect to make any money on it (short of re-releasing it in 3D…) so why not make it public domain?
Try telling a corporate lawyer “Hey, why not just let this copyright lapse.”