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Disney backs down from 'Steamboat Willie' YouTube copyright claim

• Disney retracts copyright claim on a YouTuber’s “Steamboat Willie” video, allowing it to be monetizable and shareable worldwide.

• The claim had previously demonetized the video and restricted its visibility and embedding options.

• This move by Disney may signal its recognition of “Steamboat Willie” being in the public domain.

lurch ,

2024 the year Disney became less evil 🤯

brsrklf ,

What? No. They tried to do something that’s outright illegal and only stopped because enough people called them out on it.

ech ,

It’s not illegal to file a false copyright claim, unfortunately.

Hexarei ,
@Hexarei@programming.dev avatar

Their recognition doesn’t change the fact that it’s in the public domain

dual_sport_dork ,
@dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world avatar

I’m having a hard time comprehending how this is a “win” when Disney had to voluntarily retract their claim with Youtube.

The short is in public domain. It is the goddamn motherfucking law. Disney does not have any say in the matter. We should not, and in fact do not, have to rely on them being “nice.” Not anymore. That’s the point.

Fuck them, in the ear, with an egg beater.

hark ,
@hark@lemmy.world avatar

“allowing it” as if disney owns the public domain.

jballs ,
@jballs@sh.itjust.works avatar

Here’s a link to the video in question: youtu.be/JMYJxCj6pmI

I didn’t think it was very funny at first, but the “no gag reflex? no wonder Goofy likes you” got me pretty good.

AFC1886VCC ,

Fuck off Disney.

INHALE_VEGETABLES ,

HANDS OFF OUR WILLIE, DISNEY!

trackcharlie ,

Now all disney needs to do is backdown from ruining every single major movie release and franchise and stop firing all of their most experienced animators and maybe we’ll get decent entertainment from this god awful company again!

whereisdani_r ,

Disney followed the law is news. This is wild.

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