Comment on YouTube Still Blocking Access To Steamboat Willie On Behalf Of Disney In Some Countries
Evilcoleslaw@lemmy.world 5 months agoIt’s not the first major video work to enter the public domain. Many have entered it before now due to some eccentricities of copyright law.
The 1968 film Night of the Living Dead, for example, entered the public domain immediately upon release because they forgot to include a copyright notice in the film which was a requirement at the time.
The only reason this one is so significant is because it’s Disney’s property.
Fogle@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
Also Winnie the Pooh a few years ago
Evilcoleslaw@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Only the first literary version, not the 1961 Disney film version (they licensed the rights). So you have to be very careful with what you use. The first book with Tigger included only hit the public domain this year for instance.