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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.
2024 the year Disney became less evil 🤯
Not really. They are literally just following the law
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Nope. They filed the DMCA strike after the IP entered the public domain. Scumbaggery as usual.
Following the law doesn’t lessen one’s evilness.