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Image of Popeye Enters Public Domain In the EU
Several readers wrote in to mention that the copyright on the image of the character Popeye expired in the EU as the year began, 70 years since the death of its creator Elzie Segar. The US will have to wait until 2024, 95 years after Segar's death. Only Popeye's image is free of trademark in the EU; the name "Popeye" is still under copyright by King Features Syndicate. Popeye made his first appearance in a comic strip in 1929 and became hugely popular in the 1930s. The Times claims that Popeye now moves $2.8B of merchandise per year. Le Monde's coverage (in Google translation) mentions the real-life people in Segar's early experience who inspired some of the Popeye cast of characters. Popeye himself was based on the prize fighter Frank "Rocky" Fiegel.
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"The very existence of Mickey Mouse guarantees that nothing will ever again enter the public domain in the good old USA."
Dude, seriously, GET OVER IT. Waaaaah! Waaaaah! A company owns a copyright on a character which they are using to generate revenue! Waaaah! It's so unfair! Waaaaaah!
Why not come up with your own lovable and globally adored character that you can place into the public domain, instead of endlessly bitching about it?
If you really, really hate Disney and all the copyright trolls, then why not just boycott the firm and their franchises, instead?
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Insightful???? How exactly is society enforcing copyright? Does the copyright police come around to your house to enforce copyright? Which department in the government "enforces" copyrights? If copyrights were enforced Hollywood and the record companies wouldn't need armies of lawyers. A stupid excuse for yet more abuse of artists rights. Artists get it from both side the corporations and the public. Ever consider part of the reason music, movies and books are getting so bad is because artists are getting fed up? Several of the greatest living writers gave up early in their careers. Other writers burned unpublished works before they died. Painters have destroyed their own works and the work of some film makers has gone unseen. It's the rampant disrespect that I find sickening. Within three years I'm retiring into the business world and nothing I do after that will be public. Hopefully others will do the same. The primary reasons for my departure are piracy and the way artists are treated by everyone. At this stage I'd rather run a company and keep some people working than continue as an artist. At least I own my business.
Perhaps you should consul and copyright lawyer now and learn about the copyright laws and you might not have to wait at all.
Just a thought..