2006-08-15 06:20:27 · 27 answers · asked by roxanne b 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Other - Visual Arts
You've got some great answers--everyone's right: none. Now here's the background: the earliest Disney cartoons and characters--most importantly, "Steamboat Willie", the first longish cartoon that starred Mickey Mouse--were due to go public domain in 2003, since their original 75 year copyright would be up. So Disney (and other, but they were the biggest force) went to Congress and advocated for a new copyright law that would extend the term. They got it--so now works are protected for 95 years instead of 75. So "Steamboat Wilie" won't go public domain until 2023, "Snow White" in 2032..."Mary Poppins" in 2059....you get the idea. . .And yeah, their lawyers are all over it....On the other side of the coin, did you know that Disney also bought up all the rights to all the "Winnie the Pooh" stories by A.A. Milne--so they control those (the books) too!
This is why the Copyright Term Extension Act is sometimes referred to as the Mickey Mouse Protection Act...
2006-08-15 06:41:35 · answer #1 · answered by zeebaneighba 6 · 13⤊ 0⤋
I would think some OT the movies that Disney made for the federal government during World War II would be public domain, unless they were put under the Disney label after the world time, but any federal government movie, done to show the soldiers personal hygiene would be consider public domain by today's standards, since the federal government does not hold any patents or copyrights for any material done by or for the federal government at all time. Otherwise Disney is quite the police man when Mickey Mouse and other major characters or being used for one's own personal gain like making money illegally.
2006-08-16 08:53:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Disney protects it's "investments" very well. Why do you think it costs 60 bucks to get into Disneyland? Those corperate lawyers don't come cheap!
There was a daycare center here several years ago that paid an artist to paint huge Disney characatures on the side of the Garage in the play area. Disney forced them to remove them or pay a huge royalty fee. You would think that the free advertising for the young minds wouldn't matter that much.
2006-08-16 06:29:33 · answer #3 · answered by nooodle_ninja 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None, Disney made sure of that, if you are refering to Roger Rabbit or films of that nature, Disney was eaither involved or gave conscent. Mickey Mouse was getting dangerously close to being public domain, but Disney made sure that public domain was extended like 25 more years so they would't have to worry about it for a while. I don't realy like public domain, I think a company or author or such shoulkd retain rights to their creations indefinatly unless they choose to sell them.
2006-08-15 20:21:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NONE!! Disney's first cartoon I think was Mickey Mouse and Disney got congress to change the copyright laws so that it was still under copyright.
2006-08-16 08:09:09 · answer #5 · answered by ♥Tom♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Disney? Public domain? Do you have a good lawyer?
2006-08-15 06:24:15 · answer #6 · answered by nert 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mickey Mouse
2006-08-15 15:02:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
India
2006-08-16 05:05:40 · answer #8 · answered by Rajendra 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Daffy Duck
2006-08-15 14:09:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.
2006-08-15 21:08:19 · answer #10 · answered by Grim Reaper 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋