Why Disney’s Most Iconic Character is entering the Public Domain (Lawyer Explains)
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Jake explains why after 95 years, the copyright in Mickey Mouse is entering the public domain and why Disney is going to do nothing about it.
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Chapters ►
00:00 Disney is losing Mickey?!
00:26 Why copyrights? In simple terms
01:39 Steamboat Willie, the OG Mickey
02:31 How do you lose a copyright?
03:29 How Mickey got 95 years of copyright protection
05:04 The Big Mouse lobby
07:12 Disney’s one big mistake
08:54 Why Disney isn’t doing anything this time
12:40 Disney the Behemoth
13:53 That whole Trademark thing
14:24 Where we go from here
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