HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-22 months agoPopeye, Tintin and more will enter the public domain in the new yearwww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1140arrow-down14cross-posted to: moviesandtv@lemm.ee
arrow-up1136arrow-down1external-linkPopeye, Tintin and more will enter the public domain in the new yearwww.npr.orgHiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: moviesandtv@lemm.ee
minus-squareNotSteve_@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 months agoHow does that work anyway? Would any American public domain usages of the characters be banned from release in the EU?
minus-squarejosefo@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoOr, they have to pay royalties to the owners there?
minus-squareNotSteve_@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-22 months agoThat definitely makes more sense. Admitedly I didn’t put much thought into it
How does that work anyway? Would any American public domain usages of the characters be banned from release in the EU?
Or, they have to pay royalties to the owners there?
That definitely makes more sense. Admitedly I didn’t put much thought into it