British media: The 95 -year -old copyright protection period is approaching, Disney will lose the proprietary right of Mickey Mouse

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] According to the British "Guardian" reported on the 3rd, with the approaching period of the "Mickey Mouse" in 1995, Disney may lose the company's most representative cartoon image proprietary copyright.

For Disney, the "Mickey Mouse" created by Walter Disney in 1928 was already the spokesperson of this huge entertainment empire. However, according to the US Copyright Protection Law, the copyright protection period of Mickey Mouse is 95 years, which means that starting in 2024, the image of Mickey Mouse will automatically enter the public domain. After that, the artist can use the image of Mickey Mouse to create at will, which has aroused worry of Disney and legal professionals. In January of this year, Disney's other famous cartoon image, Bear Epimy also exceeded the copyright protection period. Some people used it to produce a horror movie such as "Bear Pooh: Blood Dyeing Honey". Disney has used continuous modification of trademark details to extend the copyright, but Daniel Meyda, a media and jurisprudence expert from the University of California, Los Angeles, said, "I wonder if Disney can obtain additional extension of (Mickey Mouse) copyright. Will really expire. "(Lu Ke)

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