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Disney backs down from 'Steamboat Willie' YouTube copyright claim (mashable.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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• Disney retracts copyright claim on a YouTuber's "Steamboat Willie" video, allowing it to be monetizable and shareable worldwide.

• The claim had previously demonetized the video and restricted its visibility and embedding options.

• This move by Disney may signal its recognition of "Steamboat Willie" being in the public domain.

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[–] dual_sport_dork 549 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (26 children)

I'm having a hard time comprehending how this is a "win" when Disney had to voluntarily retract their claim with Youtube.

The short is in public domain. It is the goddamn motherfucking law. Disney does not have any say in the matter. We should not, and in fact do not, have to rely on them being "nice." Not anymore. That's the point.

Fuck them, in the ear, with an egg beater.

[–] LufyCZ 34 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Disney, or anyone for that matter, can copyright claim any video. Youtube just plays ball because that's the simplest thing to do.

It's on them to prove, in court, that it actually is copyrightable and that they own the copyright to the content, which they'd fail to do.

The win is for the uploader and for the public, since now you can "be sure" that Disney won't take you to court over it, which would be a costly endeavor for you. Even if Disney would almost surely lose.

[–] ikidd 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Maybe the creator was in a SLAPP state and Disney was going to be paying for their lawyers anyway.

[–] LufyCZ 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Afraid it doesn't apply to copyright claims, but I might be wrong on that

Maybe?

[–] ikidd 9 points 1 year ago

Well, damn it, it should. That's a prime example of an abusive suit, with media companies holding all the cards and quite willing to toss takedowns over the wall if the recipients are too afraid or poor to fight obviously baseless claims.

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