Mickey Mouse Joins ‘Last Week Tonight’ As The Show Aims To Provoke Disney’s Copyright Lawyers
John Oliver wants to know how Disney plans to protect Mickey after the character hits the public domain in 2024.
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U.S. Copyright Office Says AI-Generated Images Do Not Qualify For Copyright Protection
According to the office, providing text prompts is not sufficient enough input to qualify images as “the product of human authorship.”
Oswald The Lucky Rabbit Shorts, ‘Metropolis,’ ‘The Jazz Singer’ Headline 2023 Public Domain Arrivals
Each year on January 1, thousands of films, books, and musical compositions become available for free public use.
What Happens When ‘Steamboat Willie’ Hits The Public Domain In 2024?
We explain what happens when Disney loses the copyright to ‘Steamboat Willie,’ but still owns the Mickey Mouse trademark.
U.S. Congressman Proposes Bill To Strip Disney Of Long-Held Copyrights
Republican lawmaker Josh Hawley is coming for Mickey Mouse.
Japan Launches Major International Body To Fight Anime Piracy
Hollywood studios are joining the group, which also targets manga piracy.
‘Winnie-The-Pooh’ And ‘Bambi’ Have Entered The Public Domain
As have many other books, films, compositions, and a trove of around 400,000 sound recordings.
Understanding The Business Of The Entertainment Industry Empowers Creators And Filmmakers
This book helps creators and filmmakers to know which questions to ask, and to recognize when the answers they get sound a little less than trustworthy. In the entertainment business, that can come in handy.
A Beginner’s Guide To Copyright Law For Artists
Learn the basics of copyright law to protect yourself as an artist.
DJ Bassnectar Sued By Animator Max Hattler Over Alleged Copyright Infringement
After receiving a Facebook apology and little else for having his work stolen, Max Hattler has filed a lawsuit against DJ and record producer Bassnectar.
Youtube Announces Improvements to Copyright Claim System, But Does It Really Fix The Problem?
At least it’s a start to fixing Youtube’s broken copyright claim system.
Why Is Disney CEO Bob Iger Asking His Employees For Money?
The Walt Disney Company has a sneaky way of funneling money from its employees into the pockets of U.S. Congresspeople.
Sony Tried to Screw Indie Filmmakers Over Their Crappy Film ‘Pixels’
Sony succeeded in removing multiple films from Vimeo with the word “pixels” in its title.
Sony Demands Removal of Open-Source Indie Short ‘Sintel’ From YouTube [Updated]
Sony Pictures has demanded the removal of the CGI short film Sintel from YouTube due to a claim of copyright infringement. One small problem: they don’t actually own anything in the film.
Mickey Mouse Stop Signs Protest Copyright Extension
A street artist named Denmark has added a set of attachments to several local stop signs in Los Angeles and Burbank in protest of …
“Be Our Guest” and Mahler’s Symphony No. 3
Alan Menken’s song “Be Our Guest” from Beauty and the Beast sounds familiar to a theme from the first movement of Gustav Mahler’s …
