HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-22 months agoPopeye, Tintin and more will enter the public domain in the new yearwww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1142arrow-down13
arrow-up1139arrow-down1external-linkPopeye, Tintin and more will enter the public domain in the new yearwww.npr.orgHiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareNotSteve_@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 months 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 months agoOr, they have to pay royalties to the owners there?
minus-squareNotSteve_@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-22 months agoThat definitely makes more sense
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