This iconic mouse is weeks away fromn being in the public domain Jan. 1, 2024, is the day when ‘Steamboat Willie’ enters the public domain

  • lud@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    16
    ·
    11 months ago

    claiming that “the use of the mouse is fine, but the elements X, Y and Z were introduced in a later work of ours that’s still protected”, even if it’s a plain lie.

    Isn’t that exactly what the law says? A popular example with that problem is Sherlock.