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Free Mickey? (Don’t Be Goofy)

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Freed from the shackles of copyright, Walt Disney’s iconic rodent was now in the public domain and, therefore, available for everyone to copy. The law gives copyright owners a monopoly to exploit and monetize creative works. Rights owners have tried to use trademark law to extend copyrights, albeit with limited success.