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In response to "Corps are moot. Copyright law keeps getting extended because Disney doesn't want to lose control of Mickey Mouse. -- nm" by Mop (189 lbs)

Which is absurd. Mickey is trademarked and they wouldn't lose control of him. They would lose control of early films and shorts, not the characters

Posted by TWuG Nov 26 '12, 13:38

in them.

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*nods* copyrights are not renewable (see my post below for the exception) but trademarks are. -- nm - zork Nov 26, 13:41 1
- NBC had to do this to It's A Wonderful Life's soundtrack to get it out of public domain about a decade ago -- nm - peglegpete Nov 26, 13:43

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