之后,艺术家可以随意使用米老鼠的形象进行创作,这引发了迪士尼公司和法律界人士的担心。
今年1月迪士尼旗下另一个著名卡通形象,小熊维尼也超出了版权保护期,竟有人用其制作了《小熊维尼:血染蜂蜜》这种恐怖片。
迪士尼曾利用不断修改商标细节等方式来延长版权,不过加州大学洛杉矶分校的传媒和法学专家丹尼尔·美耶达表示,“我怀疑迪士尼是否能获得(米老鼠)版权的额外延期。我认为这次版权将真正到期。”
After that, artists are free to use the image of Mickey Mouse, which has caused concern in Disney and the legal profession.
In January this year, Winnie the Pooh, another famous cartoon character owned by Disney, was out of copyright protection when someone used it to make a horror film like Winnie the Pooh: blood Honey.
Disney has extended the copyright by constantly changing the details of the trademark, but Daniel Meida, a media and legal expert at the University of California, Los Angeles, said, “I doubt whether Disney can get an additional extension of [Mickey Mouse] copyright.” I think the copyright will really expire this time. “