Copyright & Social Media
Communications Law
Sarah MacDonald
Source Recourse? Intellectual Property and Fanfiction
When we’ve fallen in love with a story, a character, or a fantasy land, there is a tendency to want to dive deeper into this fictional universe. The original creative minds may spur out sequels and spinoffs in response to fan demand – or they may not. Either way, it is almost guaranteed that the […]
Steamboat Willie
A bit of a study break to write about some interesting news I came across this week – the iconic short film from Walt Disney, Steamboat Willie, is set to have its copyright expire and become part of the public domain next year. It got me thinking of how while copyright can’t be renewed through […]