The most anticipated entry to the public domain, “Steamboat Willie,” an animated short featuring and early incarnation of Mickey Mouse, became available royalty-free to all
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Should Copyrights, like Trademarks, Never Expire? – An Angry Author Offers a Convincing Argument
Mark Helprin is a successful novelist. He is also on a mission to keep the content he and others create out of the public domain.
“Happy Birthday” is an orphan copyright, not yet public domain
U.S. District Judge George H. King’s ruling earlier this week means that “Happy Birthday to You” is now what’s known as an “orphan work” —