With Steamboat Willie (and Mickey Mouse!) entering the public domain, a lot of people have a lot of questions. Can everyone just use Mickey Mouse for whatever they want? Why/how is Disney still able to "claim" use of Steamboat Willie if it's supposedly "public"? How do places like YouTube deal (or not deal) with the situation? *** CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction and discussion on the Michigan Wolverines 3:58 Hang-Outs: Listener locations and personal stories 10:08 Headlines: media news reporting, law, and intellectual property 20:17 Expansion of the Big 10 25:55 Copyright and Steamboat Willie 33:01 Introduction to Content ID 40:46 Deep dive into YouTube's Content ID system and DMCA 51:16 Live comments on copyright issues 1:05:55 Discussion on public domain and using Mickey Mouse and Steamboat Willie 1:18:30 The role of settlement in copyright and trademark disputes 1:25:00 Recap of main points, closing remarks, and audience interaction *** - Content ID on YouTube is a system that allows copyright holders like Disney to automatically claim videos with their copyrighted material, but the system does not account for content entering the public domain, leading to wrongful claims as seen with Steamboat Willie. - The public domain release of Steamboat Willie only includes the specific 1928 version of Mickey Mouse featured in the film, and does not extend to later versions or additions to the character that Disney has made over the years. - Trademark laws can still protect characters and elements that have entered the public domain if they have acquired independent significance that identifies the source or sponsorship of goods, as seen in cases like Sherlock Holmes and Peter Rabbit. *** Welcome to Hang-Outs and Headlines! The media suggests and shapes our understanding of the news items that fill our days (and our social media timelines) - sometimes fairly and sometimes quite unfairly. Here Hoeg (and often friends) dive deep into just what's happening in the story behind the stories, with a whole lot of hanging-out, chatting, and wild tangents as well. For those new to the format, please note that unlike a standard Virtual Legality episode, we do usually start each episode of Hang-Outs & Headlines with about a half-hour "hangouts" section devoted to catching up with the community before diving in to the topics of the day. *** THE HEADLINES: https://www.tubefilter.com/2024/01/04/disney-copyright-claim-steamboat-willie/ https://insidethemagic.net/2024/01/quinton-reviews-steamboat-willie-youtube-copyright-jc1/ ADDITIONAL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpWUszZT-kk https://insidethemagic.net/2024/01/quinton-reviews-steamboat-willie-youtube- https://furm.com/trademarks/mickey-mouse-78976539 https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/3244015?hl=en https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2605065#zippy=%2Cexclusive-rights https://www.copyrightevidence.org/wiki/index.php/Karaganis_and_Urban_(2015) https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/512 https://grr.com/publications/netflix-faces-infringement-suit-over-enola-holmes/ [YOUTUBE REQUIRED REMOVAL OF THE FINAL MSN LINK AS "DECEPTIVE".] *** WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL? UTREON - https://utreon.com/c/hoeglaw/ PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/VirtualLegality MERCH STORE - null YOUTUBE MEMBERSHIP null BITCAST (Sundays 11AM Eastern) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgHBXONMT06nX_8RZ5r32UA *** For other shows on this channel: "Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law). CHECK OUT THE REST OF VIRTUAL LEGALITY HERE:    • Virtual Legality   *** ALL DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL. *** Twitter: @hoeglaw Web: hoeglaw.com