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Originally Posted by ownedbycats
There's a joke about copyright terms being life + the number of years since Walt Disney's death.
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I came across an anecdote in a book I’m reading (
Five Came Back) which seems apropos. During WWII, the army planned a series of animated shorts to explain army life to new recruits. Warners and Disney put in bids. Disney insisted on retaining ownership of the images and characters. Who’d have thought it? Warners got the bid.
I can’t help thinking that it was to the ultimate benefit of the intended audience, as the shorts were a product of the combined talents of Theodor Geisel, Chuck Jones and Mel Blanc.