0x4E4FOh boy, goodie!
doctorcrimsonTechnically this post is illegal until tomorrow, but I dig that.
Not really. I think it’s considered free speech if it’s sarcastic or a parody.
mercYes, the infamous “sarcastic” exception to copyright.
Free speech doesn’t apply to Intellectual Property at all, or rather you’re free to say whatever you want but you can still be sued for anything that you say.
What you’re thinking of is “Fair Use”.
" If Disney sues, we’ll claim fair use…
Ho hi! "
spicy pancake“hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to court we go…”
Thanks for the clarification.
schnurritoAnd fair use exists to protect free speech.
It’s tomorrow in some places 😂.
Are you from the future?
I am now.
They used to be
Yeah but the IP was held by an American Company.
Happy New Year.
Would using a VPN make posting it from NZ make it illegal right after midnight if the IP is logged from a country not past midnight?
Probably.
I love that we’re having a whole hypothetical discussion about this. I think the time in the timezone where the rights were held probably took priority over the time for the poster of the image at the time of upload. Regardless of what timezone you post from, it would have been posted before midnight for Disney and the relevant courts.
That sounds to me like it’s probably correct. 👍
Possibly linuxAs of 2024, Micky is now public domain, at least the variant from Steamboat Willie.
It’s still illegal. This version of Mickey Mouse is still covered under trademark law.
Krafty KactusWhat do you mean? What part of this infringes on copyright?
Trademark. Not copyright. And the part that infringes is Mickey.
This is the one from steamboat willy though