The sad thing is that the abuse of copyright law by Disney was entirely unnecessary. All along they had a much more appropriate way to defend Mickey Mouse - trademark law.
Really. The maintenance of iconic symbols with commercial value is exactly what trademarks are for.
But no, instead they destroyed copyright. Then went to put criminal penalties on it. And ridiculous statutory penalties. Then they tried scaring the whole country with their BS. Multiple countries in fact.
If the public was given a choice, they'd lose immediately. Which is why they were so desperate to kill the trial balloon that the Republicans recently floated.
Really. The maintenance of iconic symbols with commercial value is exactly what trademarks are for.
But no, instead they destroyed copyright. Then went to put criminal penalties on it. And ridiculous statutory penalties. Then they tried scaring the whole country with their BS. Multiple countries in fact.
If the public was given a choice, they'd lose immediately. Which is why they were so desperate to kill the trial balloon that the Republicans recently floated.