Categories: disney

27 May 2022 10:43

Bill introduced to strip Disney of its copyright protection for Mickey Mouse may bring into question US’ global commitments to its IPR treaties

US Senator Josh Hawley has introduced the Copyright Clause Restoration Act, a new bill to strip corporations like Disney of special copyright protections. His bill would limit new copyright protections to 56 years and make the change retroactive for massive corporations like Disney that have been granted long copyright monopolies.
The action comes after Florida lawmakers deprived Disney of spec

YouTube screenshot of the Hakuna Matata song from 1994's The Lion King

29 January 2019 08:22

Disney gets pushback on copyright of Hakuna Matata

Disney's trademark of the phrase "Hakuna Matata" is getting flak from Africans who think of it as cultural appropriation.

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