its relatively try, because the copyright can be extended if you make use of the trademark and make some changes, I will bet you the big lawyers of Disney will found a loophole.
No, that's why people have been talking about this for months.. they've used up all their loopholes
Yeah if you think Nintendo is bad you clearly have not seen the lengths Disney will go.
Nope, this is now public domain (in the US) so it's free to even publish on t-shirts.
They already found and exploited every possible loophole (including the unbeatable one of bribing the politicians to rewrite the cooyright laws). The copyright was supposed to last 24 years, it lasted 95, thanks to the various extensions Disney managed to get. This is really it.
The reason why copyright is such a mess right now is because of Disney constantly kicking the can out further to keep the Steamboat Mickey design for so long. They’ve actually met a brick wall of their own making with this one.
Nope, they don't use this old version and therefore it's not something a trademark will protect. If it's public domain a trademark won't help you.
Doesn't matter, though. Though the designs may be still be protected, the MM persona, I would think, is not. Which means, you can create your own new designs based publicly and with attention to the persona of MM and use his name.
