Los Angeles Times: "He is the world's most famous personality, better known in this country than anyone living or dead, real or fictional. Market researchers say his 97% recognition rate in the U.S. edges out even Santa Claus.
He is the one -- and, for now, only -- Mickey Mouse."
I know Mickey is very important to Disney, but this all seems a little overdone. The only reason they get so worked up over it is because if they squeeze a little more money out him, they will. It's not about the artistic license anymore, which makes me less sympathetic to the whole issue...
ReplyDeleteA world in which Mickey Mouse belongs to us?! I'm trying to imagine the opportunities individual enterprises would have because of this ridiculous blunder. Although it all seems a little to unimaginable and overblown. I agree with Chapel in saying it's not really about the artistic license.
ReplyDeleteI had heard somewhere that so many "artistic license" lawsuits have been settled out of court that it is going to create a monstrous problem for the next 20-30 years because it can be such a vague grey area.
ReplyDeleteDisney has the resources to really take advantage and establish a firm grip on the definition of artistic licensing issues. Seeing as Mickey Mouse is THE iconic figure of Walt Disney, I can only see chaos if his early incarnation is put in the public domain.