Subj : Re: When will ROR happen? A healthy dose of paranoia
To   : Andreas Kohlbach
From : Kalevi Kolttonen
Date : Mon Feb 19 2024 02:02 pm

Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> wrote:
> Well I don't know for "Restore Our Rights". They'd probably need to have
> the power to change expiration laws. As far as I can tell not even the
> mighty Disney company was able to prevent Steamboat Willy from falling
> into public domain earlier this year.

It is admittedly a good sign that Mickey Mouse
is now in public domain, despite Disney Company's
contrary wishes. The Copyright lasted for 95 years.

However,remember that many things are going quite
crazy now. Disney has banned at least two Don Rosa
comics:

https://www.cbr.com/disney-bans-don-rosa-uncle-scrooge-mcduck-stories/

A couple of weeks ago I heard that one Carl Barks
story is banned, too. That story involves some kind
of a zombie.

br,
KK

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