Walt Disney Co.'s most profitable rodent has stepped out of the company's complete control and into bloody new territory.
Despite the frantic lobbying efforts of giant corporations,
once again To suit American copyright laws, Disney's Mickey Mouse has been replaced by various other famous characters, including “Mack the Knife,” Charlie Chaplin's “The Circus,” and Buster Keaton's “The Cameraman.” It entered the public domain on Monday, along with other characters and creative works. Agatha Christie's “The Mystery of the Blue Train'' and Peter Pan.
The rickety version of the mouse that appeared in the 1928 animated short films “Steamboat Willie,'' “Plane Crazy,'' and “Gallopin' Gaucho'' received similar treatment to the recent popular animated film “Winnie the Pooh.'' It seems like it is.character
reconsidered as a savage murderer after him. entry Will enter the public domain in 2022.
killer mouse
Video game developer Nightmare Forge Games released a trailer for its new survival horror title Infestation 88 on Monday. The trailer features a sickly looking Mickey cornering a player-controlled exterminator in a dark warehouse.
“In 1988, what was thought to be a pest outbreak turned into something far more sinister.”
read Game description on Steam. “Each episode includes a distinct classic character or urban legend that is responsible for the invasion, so get ready to confront and eliminate terrifying beings.”
Infestation 88 – Official Release Traileryoutube.be
Also released on Monday was a trailer for a live-action slasher movie titled “Mickey's Mouse Trap,” in which a blackmailer wearing a Mickey mask stalks potential victims and attacks them personally. Ta.
“A place for fun, a place for friends, a place for hunting. The rats are here,” the trailer telegraphs.
The plot of this film directed by Jamie Bailey is as follows:
explained IMDB says: “Today is Alex's 21st birthday, but she's stuck at the arcade late at night, so her friends decide to surprise her with a masked character dressed as Mickey Mouse. A murderer has decided to play his own game with them: Survive.”
Mickey Mouse Trap Movie Teaser Trailer (2024) – The first Mickey Mouse horror movie!!!!youtube.be
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shown The film does not have a release date, and it is unclear whether the producer has hired a distributor.
“We just wanted to enjoy the whole thing, which is Mickey Mouse from Steamboat Willie killing people,” Bailey said in a statement. “It's ridiculous. We had fun running with it and I think it shows.”
Copy and rights
Both horror film adaptations specifically feature portraits of rats that appeared in the late 1920s. That's because more recent versions, including the Sorcerer's Apprentice who appeared in the 1940 film Fantasia and the rodent who appeared in dozens of animations, all remain strictly Disney's intellectual property. . 1930s movies.
Kenbrew McLeod, an intellectual property scholar at the University of Iowa, said:
I felt stressed On NPR, “[w]This particular appearance in this particular movie will be in the public domain. ”
“Ever since Mickey Mouse first appeared in the 1928 short film 'Steamboat Willie,' people have associated Mickey Mouse with Disney stories, experiences and authentic products,” a Disney spokesperson said. .
Said The Associated Press reported over the weekend. “That won't change even if the copyright on the Steamboat Willie movie expires.”
Copyrights can expire, but “trademark law never ends,” Ruth Okidiji, a professor at Harvard Law School, told NPR.
“Steamboat Willie” Mouse can be shared, copied, and reused, but Disney's trademark on Mickey Mouse is prohibited in any way that could mislead consumers into thinking the work is indebted to the House of Mouse. It seems like the method is preventing you from using this character.
Okeji warned that trademark law could be used to “effectively extend the life of copyrighted works.”
In the case of Mickey, Disney could intervene if an adaptation could be claimed to infringe on or dilute a corresponding trademark because of the way the mouse is used.
Daniel Maeda of the UCLA School of Law similarly warned that adaptation could prove dangerous.
tell The Guardian in 2022 said, “You can use the original Mickey Mouse character to create your own Mickey Mouse story, or a story using this character. It's kind of like, 'Maybe because Disney has invested in this character for a long time, but in theory Disney could say you infringed my copyright. ”
Disney said in a statement that it is “more than protective.”[its] Protecting rights to more modern versions of Mickey Mouse and other copyrighted works “prevents consumer confusion caused by unauthorized use of Mickey and other iconic characters.” ”It turns out.
Rebecca Tushnet, professor of law at Harvard University
was suggested In October, “Despite the existence of trademark rights, people should be free to use material, because trademark law does not allow for the actions that copyright law allows and is set up to allow.'' It's not by chance that things become public domain. ”
But, Tushnet added, “Congress extended the copyright term, so its contours are still unclear, so we didn't face this issue until recently.”
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