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Monday, December 25, 2023

Free Mickey!!

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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
The earliest versions of Mickey and Minnie Mouse enter the public domain on January 1, as Disney's copyright suits have slowed to a trickle in recent years  —  Dan O'Neill was 53 years ahead of his time. … In 1971, he launched a countercultural attack on Mickey Mouse. In his underground comic book, “Air Pirates Funnies,” the lovable mouse was seen smuggling drugs and performing oral sex on Minnie.
Jennifer Jenkins / Duke University School of Law:   Books, movies, and music from 1928 and sound recordings from 1923 enter the US public domain on January 1; works include D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover
Kelly Coffey-Behrens / The Blast:   Mickey And Minnie Mouse Will No Longer Be Owned By Disney
Evan Kindley / @evankindley:   How long until someone does a version of “Lady Chatterley's Lover” with Mickey and Minnie Mouse https://variety.com/...
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr / @wayne_crews:   “'Just add zombies' appears to be a popular thing to do.” https://variety.com/...
@trailersfromhel:   If there aren't about 20 Mickey slashers in the next two years, we're going to be very disappointed with all of you. Story -> Mickey Mouse, Long a Symbol in Copyright Wars, to Enter Public Domain: 'It's Finally Happening' https://variety.com/...
Mike Gunzelman / OutKick:   Disney To Lose Copyright Of Early Mickey Mouse Drawings, So Let The Games Begin
Jeremy Dick / CBR:   Disney's Mickey and Minnie Mouse Are Finally Entering the Public Domain
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs / Forbes:   Original Mickey And Minnie Mouse Will Enter Public Domain Next Week—Here's What It Means For Creators
Grace Eliza Goodwin / Business Insider:   Disney is about to lose its decades-long battle to keep Mickey Mouse out of the public domain
Dylan Smith / Digital Music News:   Is Mickey Mouse Finally in the Public Domain? Here's a Quick Rundown
Air Pirates Funnies. Not to forget Mickey Rat. Previously.
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2 comments:

  1. Ten Bears26 December, 2023 05:59

    There once was a bar called Mickey Rat's. That is all ...

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  2. M. Bouffant26 December, 2023 14:35

    Culture Editor:
    There was indeed. Saw it when looking for the comic. And a pinball parlor in Ann Arbor.

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