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After a set period of time, they expire. Life +50 to Life +90 or so, depending on country.
unless you own mickey mouse, of course
In particular including the mouse. The reason why the age is so long is because Disney keeps lobbying to get it extended. It used to be a much shorter period of time.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91005408/what-you-can-and-cant-do-with-mickey-mouse-now-that-its-in-the-public-domain
Even then
vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 3 days ago
unless you own mickey mouse, of course
Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
In particular including the mouse. The reason why the age is so long is because Disney keeps lobbying to get it extended. It used to be a much shorter period of time.
miguel@fedia.io 3 days ago
https://www.fastcompany.com/91005408/what-you-can-and-cant-do-with-mickey-mouse-now-that-its-in-the-public-domain
Even then