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The "Steamboat Willie" debacle or: Why IP does us more harm than good (www.forbes.com)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by PropaGandalf@lemmy.world to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Hello frens,

As a great opponent of any form of IP, I have been following the event of Disney's Steamboat Willie entering the public domain with great amusement. The incidents where creators have been falsely demonetized on youtube for rightfully using this film is further underpinned by Disney's decades-long shameless practices. The linked article sums it up quite well I think.

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[–] drislands@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't think IP shouldn't exist. I saw someone say studies show 7 years is the correct time limit before they go to public domain though.

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 15 points 10 months ago

if you can't make bank in 7 years then it's a you problem and it's time to give others a try.

Unfortunately right now the media megacorps would have no problem suppressing an IP for 7 years just to use it for their own later. They run the distribution channels.