This iconic mouse is weeks away fromn being in the public domain Jan. 1, 2024, is the day when ‘Steamboat Willie’ enters the public domain

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    11 months ago

    the argument is that the people, and the political system the people put in place enabled the company to create and benefit off its creations.

    “we live in a society” but unironically.

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      11 months ago

      enabled the company to create and benefit off its creations.

      And you want to… Stop that?

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              11 months ago

              How are the two at odds here? Disney has around a quarter million employees who currently benefit from copyrighted IPs.

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                11 months ago

                Please explain how Disney being the only ones able to use an IP causes their employees to get a higher salary. Executives do not count, as they get paid obscene amounts as it is anyway.

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                  11 months ago

                  It allows them to get a salary, and their salary negotiations are neither here nor there