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As most of us know by now, Mickey Mouse, or the Steamboat Willie version from what i read, is now public domain and can be used without getting sued by Disney. Obviously this is big because this mouse is known pretty much the world over.
When creating merch and using the now public domain, obviously don't slap the Disney name and logo on it. It did make me start to think about creating t-shirts in different styles as now i won't be hounded by the big corp that is Disney.
Also, when watching the news, they brought up an interesting point too, that Superman is only 14 years away from reaching that 100 year mark too...made me think how it will affect the whole DC empire, with people being able to start using Superman and his logo freely.
The segment also brought up a good point that Walt himself used public domains to help build his empire.
I don't recall any big well-known properties like these that have become public domain growing up...how will this affect DC when Superman and Batman are now public?
When creating merch and using the now public domain, obviously don't slap the Disney name and logo on it. It did make me start to think about creating t-shirts in different styles as now i won't be hounded by the big corp that is Disney.
Also, when watching the news, they brought up an interesting point too, that Superman is only 14 years away from reaching that 100 year mark too...made me think how it will affect the whole DC empire, with people being able to start using Superman and his logo freely.
The segment also brought up a good point that Walt himself used public domains to help build his empire.
I don't recall any big well-known properties like these that have become public domain growing up...how will this affect DC when Superman and Batman are now public?