[rollei_list] Re: Copyright Law
- From: Marc James Small <marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:21:27 -0500
At 12:01 PM 11/24/2009, Laurence Cuffe wrote:
> am by no means expert on this, however as the Law is referred to here
>(Europe) as the Micky Mouse law and is seen as aimed at perpetuating
>Disneys intellectual property empire, I would guess that it would
>apply to work prior to 1978.
Thank you, kind sir. Disney actually only
glommed onto the act at the end -- the US
Congress was trying to conform with EU law when
Disney recognized the Golden Opportunity and
grabbed it. But Mickey Mouse has little to do
with it -- this is a brand and a logo and is
therefore eternal so long as it is maintained.
I am interested as well in the EU's support of
"author's rights", a position adopted about a
decade back. The UK seems to ignore this.
Marc
msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir!
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