You are encouraged to print or otherwise share these with as many people as possible!
[ID: A single-page pamphlet titled, "Mickey Mouse is now in the Public Domain!", with "public domain" underlined and bolded for emphasis.
The body of the flyer reads:
"The copy-rights for the animations “Steamboat Willie”, “The Gallopin Gaucho”, “Plane Crazy”, and several promotional posters for them have expired!
But what does this mean for you?
Let’s start with the shorter list:
What you cannot do:
Trick people into thinking the art you are selling of Mickey Mouse is official Disney merch, or sanctioned by Disney
Sell art of Mickey that includes *specific designs* still protected by Disney’s copyright
What you can do:
Share, edit, remix, remaster, and sell the original animations that are now in the Public Domain.
Sell digital, traditional, and written art that you have made of Mickey, Minnie, and Pete, with no permission required!
Add new colors and patterns to Mickey, Minnie, and Pete’s classic outfits, or design them brand new outfits altogether!
Create new stories with Mickey, Minnie, and Pete, as animations, movies, books, or comics, and sell them!
Some common misconceptions…
Some people think that you have to stick to the original designs to the letter, IE: keeping them black and white, not having gloves on Mickey, and not letting them talk – but this is just a misunderstanding of what the Public Domain is! You can design and use them in any way you want, as long as you aren’t using a *specific design* still protected by Disney’s copy-rights. They can have color outfits, gloves, and talk! They belong to all of us now! Have fun!"
Framing the flyer at the top right, middle left, and bottom right are three pictures of Mickey Mouse with red shorts, a tan face, brown shoes, and gold buttons, with a pink tongue when his mouth is open.
In the first, at the title, he has his arms thrown into the air with joy.
In the second, at the "what you can do" section, he is looking excitedly at something in front of him.
In the last, at the "common misconceptions" section, he's wearing a black hat with a red stripe, posed with a smile as he looks at something in front of him.
Each is posed to be facing the text, as though they are reacting to it with excitement.
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This is for me, but I thought it might be useful to others so here it is :
basically an over-20-page-long catalogue of some major Disney toons that are in the Public Domain, their associated copyright-free media, and lists of associated Disney trademarks, when applicable.
List of characters under the cut !
Toons included :
Mickey Mouse
Minnie Mouse
Pete
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
Fanny Cottontail
Ortensia the Cat
Clarabelle Cow
Horace Horsecollar
Julius the Cat
and as a bonus :
Mad Doctor
Alice ( from the Alice Comedies )
If you noticed i went missing on January 1st, this is why !
I've been hard at work day and night on this beast of a 27-page document ( with an additional 7 sub-documents for the trademark information, if you care about that ).
This is mostly just to have everything in one place. You decide what you do with it ! ( I know what I'm doing with it hehe. )
As now the rat is free for all. My revenge is too...
Make them into a character again! Muhahahaha!
In the cartoon parallel of Long Beach California Dockside. Mick works 9 to 5 with his steamboat under Captain Pete's terms, has a passion for music having several attempts to run from his job to write a song with Minn on the beach.
Mick is selectively mute occasionally shouting profanities in sudden inconveniences(very original) but you'll more likely find him whistling. Will cause problems on purpose due to boredom which makes it hard for him to keep a job.
Oswald is a lifeguard who was formally acquaintances with Pete when in one train ride later, split paths. Both Minn and Oswald hungout when Mick isn't around.
Minn is an aspiring songwriter that regularly goes to the beach for inspiration. She was self taught and crafted her own ukulele. Mick helps as a secondary writer and Oswald gives criticism on ways to refine her pieces
Julius manages a small inn that's one lawsuit from bankruptcy. Often reminisce his time with Alice, Julius first met Pete when he was a collector desperate ehough to take Alice's puzzle which made the two throw hands. Has a parrot to spy on Pete's business to find ways to cause his downfall.
Eventually Mick, Oswald and Julius found out they all got beef with Pete and bond by that fact eventually becoming tight kit