• 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.

  • voracitude@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Nope. They filed the DMCA strike after the IP entered the public domain. Scumbaggery as usual.