HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoPopeye, Tintin and more will enter the public domain in the new yearwww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1141
arrow-up1138external-linkPopeye, Tintin and more will enter the public domain in the new yearwww.npr.orgHiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square9linkfedilink
minus-squareNotSteve_@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 years agoHow does that work anyway? Would any American public domain usages of the characters be banned from release in the EU?
minus-squarejosefo@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoOr, they have to pay royalties to the owners there?
minus-squareNotSteve_@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoThat definitely makes more sense. Admitedly I didn’t put much thought into it
How does that work anyway? Would any American public domain usages of the characters be banned from release in the EU?
Or, they have to pay royalties to the owners there?
That definitely makes more sense. Admitedly I didn’t put much thought into it