With Steamboat Willie now being in the public domain, no doubt we're about to see a lot more of it. One of the first is Victorian Clambake's game The Caribbean Sail which added Steamboat Willie as a playable character. So what actually is The Caribbean Sail? You can read a little more from when contributor BTRE took a look back in 2018.
"Have you ever wanted to be a cartoon mouse pirate? Then have I got news for YOU! After 95 years since first stepping onto the world stage, Steamboat Willie is now a playable character in the Caribbean Sail!"
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What was added in the update:
- New occupation: Steamboat Willie.
- Unique ring smoke puffs for Steamships when playing as Steamboat Willie.
- New shanty when playing as Steamboat Willie.
- New artworks for plank walking, dying, hanging, and flogging.
- A new little Blacksword Easter Egg.
- Governor starts with £5,000.
- Particle effects.
The Caribbean Sail has Native Linux support but currently no Steam Deck rating. See more on the update in the announcement.
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I would bet a tenner, that copyright law is about to be extended.
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I would bet a tenner, that copyright law is about to be extended.
Not possible, it's already in the public domain.
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pleasereadthemanual Jan 5
Hell yeah.
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In your face, Three-Circle Empire!
(That said, these days I think they use the mouse almost entirely as a trademark, which is still totally intact. But still)
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(That said, these days I think they use the mouse almost entirely as a trademark, which is still totally intact. But still)
Last edited by Purple Library Guy on 5 January 2024 at 3:57 pm UTC
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pleasereadthemanual Jan 5
In your face, Three-Circle Empire!They do, but it doesn't impact usage of the public domain character as much as popular opinion might have led you to believe. Center for the Study of the Public Domain has a great write-up on Steamboat Willie, Mickey Mouse, the copyrights and the trademarks and what you can do with him: https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/mickey/
(That said, these days I think they use the mouse almost entirely as a trademark, which is still totally intact. But still)
Fair warning that this is only interesting to a vanishingly small audience.
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Linux_Rocks Jan 5
It's funny how the workers at Disney World were calling it Mousewitz, then asshole management caught on and pitched a bitch. So they then started calling it Duckhau instead. Considering who Walt Disney actually was, it's fitting.
I also love how the US enforces its copyright laws with an iron fist with shit here, but then when another country files a legit complaint about a US or US-backed company breaking said copyright laws, they do as little as possible or nothing at all. I'm looking at you Bacardi, you crooks.
I also love how the US enforces its copyright laws with an iron fist with shit here, but then when another country files a legit complaint about a US or US-backed company breaking said copyright laws, they do as little as possible or nothing at all. I'm looking at you Bacardi, you crooks.
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In your face, Three-Circle Empire!
(That said, these days I think they use the mouse almost entirely as a trademark, which is still totally intact. But still)
From what I've heard they have now bought up so many companies and franchises that their cartoon side is now a fraction of their income and that is why they didn't fought to extent copyright this time, basically Micky is worthless to them. As a fun side note Mickey was never big over here and instead Donald was the big Disney character (and we have a Donald special on Christmas Eve every year).
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This is the first interesting use of the now-public-domain character that I've seen so far*. The actual first ones I saw were relatively lazy "cartoons turned twisted" horror efforts, as seems to be the norm these days.
*I honestly didn't expect to ever be saying that, having been around to see how they got yet another copyright extension 20 years ago. It's also kind of freaky how that feels like it's passed in the blink of an eye!
Incidentally, I hope that this momentous event will draw further attention to the fact that the 1933 Mickey short, The Mad Doctor, was already in the public domain due to them burying it after an outcry at it being too scary (it spoofed the horror films of the era quite well) and thus having forgotten to renew the copyright when they had the chance. It's my favourite of the ancient Mickey shorts (and it still holds up great because it's fantastical and isn't representing a world that no longer exists), and I'm a big fan of mad-scientists as a villain archetype, so I'd love to see something good done with this one, too.
Will get stuck into reading it soon.
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*I honestly didn't expect to ever be saying that, having been around to see how they got yet another copyright extension 20 years ago. It's also kind of freaky how that feels like it's passed in the blink of an eye!
Incidentally, I hope that this momentous event will draw further attention to the fact that the 1933 Mickey short, The Mad Doctor, was already in the public domain due to them burying it after an outcry at it being too scary (it spoofed the horror films of the era quite well) and thus having forgotten to renew the copyright when they had the chance. It's my favourite of the ancient Mickey shorts (and it still holds up great because it's fantastical and isn't representing a world that no longer exists), and I'm a big fan of mad-scientists as a villain archetype, so I'd love to see something good done with this one, too.
They do, but it doesn't impact usage of the public domain character as much as popular opinion might have led you to believe. Center for the Study of the Public Domain has a great write-up on Steamboat Willie, Mickey Mouse, the copyrights and the trademarks and what you can do with him: https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/mickey/I am part of that vanishingly-small audience, so thanks for this!
Fair warning that this is only interesting to a vanishingly small audience.
Will get stuck into reading it soon.As a fun side note Mickey was never big over here and instead Donald was the big Disney character (and we have a Donald special on Christmas Eve every year).I was always fond of the expanded Disney Duck universe, myself. But, I'll mark myself out as an 80s/90s kid here by noting that Darkwing Duck was and still is my absolute favourite of those.
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Mountain Man Jan 6
I'm honestly surprised that Disney didn't make another backroom deal to extend the copyright yet again.
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pleasereadthemanual Jan 6
This is the first interesting use of the now-public-domain character that I've seen so far*. The actual first ones I saw were relatively lazy "cartoons turned twisted" horror efforts, as seems to be the norm these days.Here's another one: https://mousetrappedcomic.blog/
"Mousetrapped" is a webcomic that uses the public domain cartoon, "Steamboat Willie," as basis and inspiration. No claims to any active copyrights or trademarks owned by the Walt Disney Company are made.Randy actually directly addresses the cheap "classic character but horror" trope in a comment on his second strip, saying he's not going to do that here.
The comic is drawn by Randy Milholland, who also draws the comic Something*Positive and the Sunday strips for Popeye.
There's not much yet, but it's kinda neat.
Incidentally, I hope that this momentous event will draw further attention to the fact that the 1933 Mickey short, The Mad Doctor, was already in the public domain due to them burying it after an outcry at it being too scary (it spoofed the horror films of the era quite well) and thus having forgotten to renew the copyright when they had the chance.Thanks for bringing this up! I didn't know anything about this. Very cool trivia, and I wonder how this 1933 depiction of Mickey Mouse impacts what you can do with him. He's wearing gloves in the short. Pluto is in this short too.
I gave it a watch, and I have to say...that was bizarre, haha. I laughed at points, but it's definitely suitable for Halloween.
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I'm honestly surprised that Disney didn't make another backroom deal to extend the copyright yet again.So am I!
Here's another one: https://mousetrappedcomic.blog/Ooh, thanks!
"Mousetrapped" is a webcomic that uses the public domain cartoon, "Steamboat Willie," as basis and inspiration. No claims to any active copyrights or trademarks owned by the Walt Disney Company are made.Randy actually directly addresses the cheap "classic character but horror" trope in a comment on his second strip, saying he's not going to do that here.
The comic is drawn by Randy Milholland, who also draws the comic Something*Positive and the Sunday strips for Popeye.
There's not much yet, but it's kinda neat.
Thanks for bringing this up! I didn't know anything about this. Very cool trivia, and I wonder how this 1933 depiction of Mickey Mouse impacts what you can do with him. He's wearing gloves in the short. Pluto is in this short too.This one is an interesting case in its own right, as Disney does, as far as I know, hold the rights to the depictions of it and its characters that appear in a couple of video games - namely, 1994's Mickey Mania which features a stage based on the short, and is how a lot of gamers of my age were introduced to it, and 2012's Epic Mickey 2 which includes the Mad Doctor himself performing musical numbers that frame the story.
I gave it a watch, and I have to say...that was bizarre, haha. I laughed at points, but it's definitely suitable for Halloween.
I wonder if that was done to try to regain at least some rights to The Mad Doctor in some form, or at least to muddy the waters?
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walther von stolzing Jan 7
As a fun side note Mickey was never big over here and instead Donald was the big Disney character (and we have a Donald special on Christmas Eve every year).I was always fond of the expanded Disney Duck universe, myself. But, I'll mark myself out as an 80s/90s kid here by noting that Darkwing Duck was and still is my absolute favourite of those.
In Turkey Donald Duck/'Duck Tales'/Darkwing Duck were likewise the most popular Disney cartoons.
... & through the 80s, 'Mickey Movie' was a code phrase for porn at VHS rental stores.
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hardpenguin Jan 8
I love The Caribbean Sail! Also, this is a hilarious move 😁
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