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« on: January 17, 2024, 06:42:12 PM »
It's crazy, I never thought it would happen! I think it's very good for the health of the western canon, works should enter into the public domain eventually, we are an inherently innovative species and we like having tried-and-true springboards to draw inspiration from.
I understand why everyone's hyperfocusing on Mickey, but in truth I think the more interesting opportunities come from the background characters who were never seen outside this specific short. While Mickey and Minnie are still protected by trademark, Ukelele Goat is genuinely 100% free to use now, you can do whatever you like with a bona fide Disney-original character. If I ever felt a need to interact with the opportunity, that's what I'd do, some sort of Flashman-style "further adventures/untold story" anthology for one of them.