Disney character Mickey Mouse will enter the public domain on January 1, 2024. The newspaper reports this Times.
According to the publication, directors, screenwriters and artists around the world will be able to use the Mickey Mouse image for free. However, this only applies to the first version of the character, presented in black and white in the 1928 short film Steamboat Willie.
Under U.S. copyright law, which has been amended many times under pressure from Disney and is even referred to as the “Mickey Mouse Protection Act,” the monopoly on the character can be protected for 95 years. However, this period will expire soon.
It is known that there are also Chinese people recently. To send undergoing plastic surgery for their pets’ Mickey Mouse-like ears. That’s why a clinic in the city of Chongqing advertised “Mickey ears” for cats and dogs. They wanted 300 yuan, approximately 4 thousand rubles, for the operation. It is known that the animal whose owner wants to spend this amount for its transformation will first undergo tissue removal, which requires anesthesia and takes about half an hour. Surgeons will then work on shaping the new shell, which can take between 20 and 60 days. Your pet’s ears should remain in an upright position at all times.
Formerly Disney suspicious in the use of neural networks when trying to repeat the famous picture.