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

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    11 months ago

    Temporary monopolies are the governments reward to encourage new works of art and inventions.

    You seem to have this confused. Mickey Mouse is not in any way a monopoly product the way, say, a pharmaceutical is.