Disney is attempting to get the copyright extended by another 20 years so as to protect their sole right to earn money off the Mouse. Since he was created by Walt, and Walt has been dead, lo these many years, they are running out of time before it would pass into public domain and they want to prevent that.
My understanding of copyright and trademark and the differences therein is woeful. I would have thought they'd be safe because trademark is theirs. I guess this would be wrong, on my part.
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Date: 2004-10-20 02:29 pm (UTC)My understanding of copyright and trademark and the differences therein is woeful. I would have thought they'd be safe because trademark is theirs. I guess this would be wrong, on my part.