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<blockquote data-quote="barasawa" data-source="post: 7733069" data-attributes="member: 44909"><p>I don't know, but with the so called mickey mouse extension, it's now 90 years after the death of the creator, and even if it went into the public domain before the MM extension, if it would be covered by the new date, the supreme court declared that it was no longer public domain in a case shortly after the MM extension came into effect. </p><p>So basically you'd probably have to hire a copyright lawyer, ask him, and then see if someone tries to nail you for copyright violation I guess. I think I've heard something about companies being able to extend even past the 90 years after death thing with something like 5 years a pop, but I might be mixing that up with patents or something. Don't forget, copyright isn't like trademarks in that you have to pursue all potential violations or risk losing it, so copyright holders can get away with waiting around until somebody is making money off it and then torpedo them with a lawsuit and usually get away with it. </p><p></p><p>The resurgence of pulp, retro, and in some ways even steampunk can only enhance the viability of a Flash Gordon property in the eyes of investors, and copyright trolls.</p><p></p><p>Our entire copyright situation is borked up these days! Oh well, try listening to Leonard French on Youtube, his channel is called Lawful Masses. The documents he reads are boring as all get out, but his comments can be rather interesting. I don't watch any longer than 20 minutes, the legalese makes my brain want to suicide itself, or send grid spiders after the person that wrote it. Some of those videos are over an hour and a half! </p><p>I'm babbling too long and getting sidetracked. TTYL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="barasawa, post: 7733069, member: 44909"] I don't know, but with the so called mickey mouse extension, it's now 90 years after the death of the creator, and even if it went into the public domain before the MM extension, if it would be covered by the new date, the supreme court declared that it was no longer public domain in a case shortly after the MM extension came into effect. So basically you'd probably have to hire a copyright lawyer, ask him, and then see if someone tries to nail you for copyright violation I guess. I think I've heard something about companies being able to extend even past the 90 years after death thing with something like 5 years a pop, but I might be mixing that up with patents or something. Don't forget, copyright isn't like trademarks in that you have to pursue all potential violations or risk losing it, so copyright holders can get away with waiting around until somebody is making money off it and then torpedo them with a lawsuit and usually get away with it. The resurgence of pulp, retro, and in some ways even steampunk can only enhance the viability of a Flash Gordon property in the eyes of investors, and copyright trolls. Our entire copyright situation is borked up these days! Oh well, try listening to Leonard French on Youtube, his channel is called Lawful Masses. The documents he reads are boring as all get out, but his comments can be rather interesting. I don't watch any longer than 20 minutes, the legalese makes my brain want to suicide itself, or send grid spiders after the person that wrote it. Some of those videos are over an hour and a half! I'm babbling too long and getting sidetracked. TTYL [/QUOTE]
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