• Neato
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    282 years ago

    Namely: he has to wear a hat, can’t wear gloves, and isn’t called Mickey Mouse. He has to be called Steamboat Will

    • @[email protected]
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      232 years ago

      The original short is called “Mickey Mouse in ‘Steamboat Willie’”, so yes, this is Mickey Mouse by name as well. LegaleEagle has a video further discussing the details, TLDR a lot of this is uncharted water, and you may or may not get away with using a modern version as well

      • @[email protected]
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        92 years ago

        I believe Disney would still win that lawsuit even if you had the same level of lawyers and bribery

    • arthurpizza
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      132 years ago

      Plane Crazy came out the same year. No hat and he wore gloves.

    • phuntis
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      162 years ago

      I don’t see why he’d have to wear the hat it’s not like it’s part of his head why can’t he take off clothes or wear different clothes also as for the gloves https://youtu.be/BBgghnQF6E4 look at the walt disney presents and the the end slide he’s wearing the gloves he also has the modern eyes rather than the plain black circles maybe they could argue over red trousers and they could absolutely argue over the name but the gloves I don’t think so

  • Snot Flickerman
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    452 years ago

    “it’s hilarious because well known kids cartoon icon FUCKS and SMOKES CRACK.”

    • Lamedonyx
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      182 years ago

      Internet artists “Waaaaaah, copyright and IP laws stifle innovation and creativity!”

      Internet artists when something finally falls into the public domain :

      • Armok: God of Blood
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        172 years ago

        If you put 8 billion monkeys on typewriters, one of them is bound to make something halfway decent.

        • aruraiosOP
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          62 years ago

          Mickey Mouse FUCKING, SMOKING CRACK… and SWEARING

    • @[email protected]
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      232 years ago

      Parody is Fair Use and was thus allowed even before the copyright expired. What’s new is being able to use Steamboat Willie in works that are not parody.

    • pancakes
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      112 years ago

      Whoa, are you implying the timeless classic Superhero Movie isn’t peak cinema?