On Apr 14, 9:51 pm, Ron Wanttaja wrote:
On 14 Apr 2007 13:59:56 -0700, wrote:

On Apr 14, 4:42 pm, Ron Wanttaja wrote:
On 14 Apr 2007 09:16:57 -0700, "Lou" wrote:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't a copywrite last for
a certain amount of time then it has to be renewed? If not
renewed in time, it becomes public domain.

Yes, but the period is at least 75 years past the death of the author.

But there is no longer such a thing as renewal.

They've made other changes to allow owners to prevent works from lapsing into
the public domain. The copyright on many of Disney's cartoon characters was due
to expire, and you can be sure the company won't let *that* happen....


Sonny Bono sponsored some sort of Micky Mouse law extending
copyright protections for cartoon characters. But I think that
extension has or soon will run out.

IMHO, a cartoon character ought to be protected under trademark
like a caricature used as a logo.

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FF