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Free Mickey?

Astro Zombie — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:02:42 -0800

His is the most vigorously defended copyright in history, the reason behind the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act. But Mickey Mouse may already be in the public domain. (Via)

Public Domain: A Disgrace to Evil.

IronLizard — Sat, 19 May 2007 20:13:39 -0800

A Fair(y) Use Tale ^{Single link YouTube}

Disney's x-rated fare

mathowie — Tue, 21 Dec 2004 14:53:11 -0800

The original plates for the famous parody work (that was never sued over) Disneyland Memorial Orgy, is on sale at eBay. Here's the whole story on the piece, which ran in 1967 in a small underground newspaper and was created by Paul Krassner. I bet a copyright/trademark lawyer with a sense of humor buys this to mount over his desk soon.

Sticherbeast — Thu, 09 Dec 2004 13:27:17 -0800

Disney's War Against the Counterculture. Parody Mickey Mouse and see your life turn to madness, even if things are more or set straight in the end. “The main point,” O’Neill says, “was to buck corporate thinking. We just didn’t like bullshit.” [via]

700-year-old picture of 'Mickey Mouse' found in Austrian church

quonsar — Fri, 15 Nov 2002 11:10:37 -0800

The similarity of the painting to Mickey Mouse is so astounding that the Disney concern could even lose its world-wide copyright licence. Art historian Eduard Mahlknecht believes the similarity to Mickey is pure coincidence. He told Austrian daily Krone "St Christopher was often depicted surrounded by various animals and sea-life, and in this case something that resembles Mickey Mouse.

Brilliantcrank — Sat, 23 Jun 2001 09:54:04 -0800

Disney's Atlantis ripped from the anime movie Nadia. Talk about role reversal (you see, a lot of anime creators style comes from trying to emulate Disney style in the early days of the genre) this site presents some interesting evidence that Disney's summer blockbuster is a complete copy of an earlier film released in 1990 in Japan.

aaron — Fri, 16 Mar 2001 01:16:12 -0800

Disney's Michael Eisner on what to do about all those kids who use Napster: Arrest and prosecute the little SOBs. I know I'd sleep better at night knowing that those devious conspiratorial 11-year-olds were behind bars. [second item]

gluechunk — Tue, 12 Dec 2000 17:13:25 -0800

Did you know that Mickey Mouse was kept out of the public domain by the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act? [via librarian.net]