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Old 01-17-2012, 05:30 PM   #86
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Originally Posted by sonofpendragon View Post
That's a Freudian slip for some reason. Big Bob Goran from Law and Order CI would be on to that in a flash and would say exactly what you said, Harry, 'Why 14 and not 15 etc?' Summat amiss must have happened 14 years ago!
(Kidding of course, but it is an odd figure.)
I think it was businesses that managed to get things changed. Just like they've kept on doing so until we now have life+70. This means that gives Disney lawyers some time to figure out how to get it changed to life+"some ungodly amount of time".

As things stand, Disney gets to keep Mickey Mouse until December 16th, 2036. On that date, all of Walt's creations become public domain.
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