@ Miss Tink: Clearly the concept of satire eludes you.
(The Walt Disney Company, the corporate entity that owns the trademarks and copyrights to all Disney properties, has been lobbying for decades — with some success — to keep those trademarks and copyrights in effect in perpetuity in contravention to U.S. and International trademark laws.)
The Disney Company: “We make money off of Mickey Mouse and adapting public domain fairy tales. We don’t want anyone else making money off of a public domain Mickey Mouse like we do with public domain fairy tales. Here’s a lot of money. Please help us keep Micky Mouse copyrighted.”
abiqua75 about 9 years ago
And … point to Ozy!
Darwinskeeper about 9 years ago
I’d say that maybe her mom could explain it but given my lack of success at explaining simple algebra to my step kids, I’m not optimistic.
JonGeld about 9 years ago
Millie might be confused by the distinction between copyright and patents. Granted, the punchline wouldn’t have applied to patents.
Little Miss Tink about 9 years ago
Dana, sister, I don’t what you where on when you did this comic years ago! What a load marlarkey!
reynard61 about 9 years ago
@ Miss Tink: Clearly the concept of satire eludes you.
(The Walt Disney Company, the corporate entity that owns the trademarks and copyrights to all Disney properties, has been lobbying for decades — with some success — to keep those trademarks and copyrights in effect in perpetuity in contravention to U.S. and International trademark laws.)
Hag5000 about 9 years ago
Good zinger Ozy.
Ermine Notyours about 9 years ago
I understand laws. They go like this:
The Disney Company: “We make money off of Mickey Mouse and adapting public domain fairy tales. We don’t want anyone else making money off of a public domain Mickey Mouse like we do with public domain fairy tales. Here’s a lot of money. Please help us keep Micky Mouse copyrighted.”
reynard61 about 9 years ago
@ ArthurAllen: Sound Financial (if not Legal) theory. [/snarkasm]