HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 month agoPopeye, Tintin and more will enter the public domain in the new yearwww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1142arrow-down14
arrow-up1138arrow-down1external-linkPopeye, Tintin and more will enter the public domain in the new yearwww.npr.orgHiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareNotSteve_@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 month 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-up9·1 month agoOr, they have to pay royalties to the owners there?
minus-squareNotSteve_@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-21 month 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