I am half suspecting they are going to try and argue it's a trademark or something.
I am half suspecting they are going to try and argue it's a trademark or something.
If a book published by Penguin enters the public domain, it doesn’t mean you can start using the Penguin logo on any book you want to publish.
> [John Oliver] also pointed out that Disney has some registered trademarks that include the original Steamboat Willie Mickey, speculating that as the reason they included that version in the Walt Disney Animation Studios opening logo.
https://deadline.com/2023/04/john-oliver-tests-disney-lawyer...
The segment is worth a watch. They’ve used the character a couple of times already and probably would’ve done it more if not for the hiatus caused by the writer’s strike.