Disney may lose Mickey Mouse copyright as copyright protection expires

Disney may lose Mickey Mouse copyright as copyright protection expires

According to the British newspaper The Guardian, as the 95-year copyright protection period of Mickey Mouse approaches, Disney may lose the exclusive copyright of the company's most representative cartoon image. The Mickey Mouse image was originally created on October 1, 1928. By 2024, this image will enter the public domain, and artists will be able to use it for their creations. This has aroused concerns from Disney and legal professionals.

In January this year, another famous cartoon character of Disney, Winnie the Pooh, also exceeded the copyright protection period. Someone even used it to make a horror film such as "Winnie the Pooh: Bloody Honey". Disney has used methods such as constantly modifying trademark details to extend copyright, but Daniel Meyeda, a media and legal expert at the University of California, Los Angeles, said, "I doubt whether Disney can get an additional extension of the (Mickey Mouse) copyright. I think the copyright will really expire this time."

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