[2banana]

Copyright laws?

The copyright is supposed to expire 50 years after the author’s death.

But Disney doesn’t care about that copyright law...

[nickcarraway]

I’d say they care a lot.

[Vendome]

“The Lion King.” 2019

[hanamizu]

Copyright laws?

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As I understand it, copyright law changes whenever The Mouse is ever in danger of going out of copyright.

[HamiltonJay]

The lion king came out in 1994 if they played the original. Hardly outside a 50 year window

[PAR35]

You are a bit behind the times. Congress passed the Mickey Mouse Protection Act in 1998 and Clinton signed it into law.

[lastchance]

No it doesn’t. You are probably thinking of a registered one. But a work is copyrighted even if not registered. And businesses must defend its copyrights and trademarks or risk losing them.

[a fool in paradise]

Disney ripped of Tezuka when they did The Lion King.

[TexasGator]

Dude, read the article. The Lion King movie is not quite 50 years old!

Besides, if you are going to ice law, better look it up next time.

[Swordmaker]

The copyright is supposed to expire 50 years after the author’s death.

Uh, no. This is a new movie released in 2019. That’s when it was copyrighted. Haven’t you ever seen the big blue FBI notices at the beginning of every DVD and Blu-ray Disc? The fine print on the screen explicitly states that what this dad did could have gotten him more than just a $250 retroactive license charge. He could have faced a $10,000 criminal fine, because technically they were making money from the screening.