If the disney company is still using Mickey Mouse as their mascot, then copyright ending or not, Mickey is 100 percent protected under different laws. I quite honestly feel that characters like Mickey who was created by the Founder of the company should not even fall in this “copyright” law, it should be the company’s property no matter what. Public domain should be only for those characters that have inspired plays, books, and movies. Mickey like Kermit the Frog after him, was and still is an alter ego for Walt himself, same with Kermit being an alter ego for Jim Henson. Hopefully more time will be granted before this year runs out so Mickey won’t get into public domain, because I for one don’t want to see knock offs of Mickey, people will go to buy them, then realize “oops” they made a mistake.
I couldn’t care less abkut “imitation Mickeys” being made. If people want knock-offs, that’s their business. Plenty of well-known brands have knock-offs made. It drives the company to have to mske a better product that validates the cost. Copyright laws aside, why do people get off on sexualizing well-known cartoons that they know entice children? The obsession with sexualizing everything in our culture is both sick and scary for our children. So disappointing how degenerative we’ve become as a culture.
Disney characters were created for children and they should be treated as such and respected. Our children need more than cell phones and these characters should be protected. Please let our little one have the mascots that decades of children have grown up with.
Since they have used the statement about how a film promoted hurtful stereotypes on some newer films, can they ,please do that with Song of the South?!? What a way to start a conversation about how things have changed for the better…
Comments for Disney Reportedly Implements Strict Censorship Effective Immediately
James
If the disney company is still using Mickey Mouse as their mascot, then copyright ending or not, Mickey is 100 percent protected under different laws. I quite honestly feel that characters like Mickey who was created by the Founder of the company should not even fall in this “copyright” law, it should be the company’s property no matter what. Public domain should be only for those characters that have inspired plays, books, and movies. Mickey like Kermit the Frog after him, was and still is an alter ego for Walt himself, same with Kermit being an alter ego for Jim Henson. Hopefully more time will be granted before this year runs out so Mickey won’t get into public domain, because I for one don’t want to see knock offs of Mickey, people will go to buy them, then realize “oops” they made a mistake.
Eddie
It’s all about equity and inclusion, till the all mighty dollar rears It’s head.
Elizabeth
I couldn’t care less abkut “imitation Mickeys” being made. If people want knock-offs, that’s their business. Plenty of well-known brands have knock-offs made. It drives the company to have to mske a better product that validates the cost. Copyright laws aside, why do people get off on sexualizing well-known cartoons that they know entice children? The obsession with sexualizing everything in our culture is both sick and scary for our children. So disappointing how degenerative we’ve become as a culture.
Csquared324
What are you even talking about with sexualizing cartoons.
Phil
Disney characters were created for children and they should be treated as such and respected. Our children need more than cell phones and these characters should be protected. Please let our little one have the mascots that decades of children have grown up with.
Tamie
Since they have used the statement about how a film promoted hurtful stereotypes on some newer films, can they ,please do that with Song of the South?!? What a way to start a conversation about how things have changed for the better…
Carl Krampitz
Until they re-release and acknowledge “Song of the South,” I didn’t nt want to hear anything about them acknowledging the past.
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