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A new year is upon us, and that means works from 1926 are entering the public domain (in the USA, the only place that matters, at least). That means all these works can be freely used, sold, adapted into a movie, by you without asking permission from anybody. Works by Agatha Christie, Ernest Hemingway, Arthur Conan Doyle among others will enter public domain, but the marquee item will be A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh. How will you monetize the Pooh? Do you think Disney will go after people now that one of "their" big characters are entering public domain? Just make sure not to use Tigger, he is still under copyright. Next year the first "talking pictures" will start naturally entering the public domain with The Jazz Singer, and then in 2024 Mickey Mouse himself with become public domain.
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lol Mickey Mouse will never be public domain. they keep extending the public domain deadline every time it comes up for exactly that reason
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Dec 30, 2021 23:47
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Giant corporations after reading this thread: Can't have “public domain” if there's no “public”! Hahahaha! *turns ‘climate disaster’ dial to maximum and retreats to gilded bunker*
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Dec 30, 2021 23:51
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https://mobile.twitter.com/metaltxt/status/1474492374021664768
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Dec 30, 2021 23:52
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China's censors will be working overtime once the Pooh hits the fans
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Dec 31, 2021 00:01
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I think Disney is trademarking poo poo like crazy to prevent people from using their stuff.
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Dec 31, 2021 00:03
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I think Pooh porn of him getting stuck in Rabbit's hole is the obvious choice. "Oh bother".
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Dec 31, 2021 00:06
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https://www.whosampled.com/Daryl-Hall-%26-John-Oates/I-Can%27t-Go-for-That-(No-Can-Do)/ I can see a reason for this thread now.
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Dec 31, 2021 00:10
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Full Metal Jackass posted:I think Disney is trademarking poo poo like crazy to prevent people from using their stuff. When Pooh is public domain you can trademark him yourself. Trademarks are much weaker than than people often think. What I am interested is if Disney will argue color is a separate copyrightable idea in itself, since Pooh was originally black and white drawings.
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Dec 31, 2021 00:12
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Pleasant Friend posted:A new year is upon us, and that means works from 1926 are entering the public domain (in the USA, the only place that matters, at least). That means all these works can be freely used, sold, adapted into a movie, by you without asking permission from anybody. where can one find these works?
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Dec 31, 2021 00:44
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Pleasant Friend posted:When Pooh is public domain you can trademark him yourself. Trademarks are much weaker than than people often think. Let's break this down - Disney's designs for Winnie the Pooh is copyrighted separately from the work itself. So no, I couldn't go and just take Disney's designs and start using them myself. I don't think you can argue the color scheme is copyrighted, especially when a brown bear and a red shirt aren't exactly unique combinations. From a trademark perspective, if you used the same shades or close enough, then maybe Disney has a case. But if the design is different enough, then the consumer is not likely to be confused. Another thing that could also be important to consider is the text - if the original works mention color, well tough poo poo Disney. Another factor is any influences on Disney's designs. Or if there are other bears in red shirts. All of these things can matter for trademark. I'm not a lawyer, but I did study copyright and trademark law in college.
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Dec 31, 2021 15:22
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I'm going to sell decals of Pooh peeing on car brands.
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Dec 31, 2021 15:31
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More like pubic domain 
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