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Originally Posted by shalym
...and even if Mickey had fallen into the public domain, they could *still* be selling those ears and shirts etc. All of the various Disney properties would still exist, and people would still be flocking to them every single day of the year.
Allowing IP to fall into the public domain doesn't mean that the original creator can't keep making money off of it, it just means that they no longer have an *exclusive* right to it.
Shari
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Every Tom Dick and Harry could be making and selling Mickey Mouse. Universal Studios could compete with Disney using Disney's own characters.