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prokopetz · 4 months

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Mickey Mouse's entry into the public domain comes with significant caveats. While the Mickey Mouse who appears in Steamboat Willie (and other media published in 1928 or earlier) is free to use, there's established precedent that specific elements of a character which appear exclusively in later works which still fall under copyright may be protected, if sufficiently distinctive.

(This is the basis of, e.g., the infamous "Sherlock Holmes can't respect women" lawsuit: the Doyle estate, which at the time owned only a tiny handful of the latest-written stories, the others having already fallen into the public domain, argued that specific personality traits which Holmes exhibits only in those later stories are sufficiently distinctive as to be the valid subject of an infringement claim.)

With respect to various elements of Mickey's visual design, such as his red shorts and signature gloves, the matter is clear: just don't use those for another few years. However, there's another thing Mickey's public domain iterations don't exhibit: speech.

The present consensus among copyright scholars seems to be that "a character speaking" is not sufficiently distinctive as to qualify for protection, but the vocal characterisation with which Mickey Mouse is famously associated may so qualify. So, if you want to be scrupulously safe, you can have him talk, but not in that exact specific voice.

Which raises a fun question: what voice would you give him? Wrong answers only.

#media #cartoons #animation #mickey mouse #intellectual property #copyright #public domain #voice acting

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mattpresents · 4 months

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#mickey mouse #steamboat willie #disney #copyright #please holy shit that act was so bad why is no one trying to repeal this #public domain

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burins · 5 months

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I know this is the Take Personal Responsibility for Systemic Issues website, but I keep seeing weirdly guilt trippy posts about libraries and ebook licenses, which are a labyrinth from hell and not actually something you personally need to feel guilty about. here are a few facts about ebook licenses you may not know:

in Libby/Overdrive, which currently operates in most US public libraries, ebook licenses vary widely in how much they cost and what their terms are. some ebooks get charged per use, some have a set number of uses before the license runs out, and others have a period of time they're good for (usually 1-2 years) with unlimited checkouts during that period before they expire. these terms are set by the publisher and can also vary from book to book (for instance, a publisher might offer two types of licenses for a book, and we might buy one copy of a book with a set number of uses we want to have but know won't move as much, and another copy with a one year unlimited license for a new bestseller we know will be really moving this year.)

you as a patron have NO way of knowing which is which.

ebook licenses are very expensive compared to physical books! on average they run about 60 bucks a pop, where the same physical book would cost us $10-15 and last us five to ten years (or much longer, if it's a hardcover that doesn't get read a lot.)

if your library uses Hoopla instead, those are all pay per use, which is why many libraries cap checkouts at anywhere between 2-10 per month.

however.

this doesn't mean you shouldn't use ebooks. this doesn't mean you should feel guilty about checking things out! we buy ebook licenses for people to use them, because we know that ebook formats are easier for a lot of people (more accessible, more convenient, easier for people with schedules that don't let them get into the library.) these are resources the library buys for you. this is why we exist. you don't need to feel guilty about using them!

things that are responsible for libraries being underfunded and having to stretch their resources:

government priorities and systemic underfunding of social services that don't turn a profit and aren't easily quantified

our society's failure to value learning and pleasure reading for their own sake

predatory ebook licensing models

things that are not responsible for libraries being underfunded:

individual patron behavior

I promise promise promise that your personal library use is not making or breaking your library's budget. your local politicians are doing that. capitalism is doing that. you are fine.

(if you want to help your local library, the number one thing you can do is to advocate for us! talk to your city or county government about how much you like the library. or call or write emails or letters. advocate for us locally. make sure your state reps know how important the library is to you. there are local advocacy groups in pretty much every state pushing for library priorities. or just ask your local librarian. we like to answer questions!

also, if you're in Massachusetts, bill h3239 would make a huge difference in letting us negotiate ebook prices more fairly. tell your rep to vote for it!)

#like. the nypl budget is getting cut bc Adams doesnt think the library matters!#your checking out a book a few times bc you didn't get to it in time is not actually affecting Mr. Cops Not Books #library haint #if you like the library and you like free stuff come use the library. you might be surprised about what we have!#but it's not a moral act either way.#libraries are a public good! i love the library! but so is the post office. we don't moralize about the post office.#ANYWAY.#local librarian with tendencies towards scrupulosity gets frustrated online more news at 10

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knight-says-rollout · 10 months

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“how would it work if Cybertronians had disabilities” “What if there were disabled Cybertronians”

THERE ARE

loosing my mind at how some things that are So good can be So niche why can’t we just be a hivemind

Just one example, my favorite example, is:

Shattered Glass Soundwave!!!

He’s gone through Multiple reformats varying between with his consent and,,, not. The latest of which took place when they didn’t have many materials

So they used half earth metals half Cybertronian ones

As it turns out? Those two things don’t mix very well. His joints are Horrible. They lock up randomly, the worst of which being the door to his tape deck.

He physically isn’t able to dock his cassettes reliably because they might get stuck in there.

What does he do to fix this? So glad you asked!! He has his own assistive aids, in this case: a portable external carrying case

It was made and personalized to work specifically for him and his situation

I love him

#SG soundwave #transformers #tf shattered glass #maccadam #soundwave #fun publications #Cybertronian.. biology? biology #cybertronian biology #been wanting to make this posts for Months but took ages trying to find the damn chracter sheet that actually delved into the details #I can’t have people disregarding my boy like this #obviously there’s a Wide variety of ways we all know mental health and disabilities can translate into transformers #but everyone acts like the PHYSICAL disabilities are something that don’t exist canonically #that we have to either invent ways for the rep to exist or that the rep shouldn’t exist at all #soundwave ISNT the only one either! he’s just my favorite!#Cybertronian disability

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undertheredhood · 8 months

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i feel like out of all of the bat-siblings, jason is the one who puts on a persona similar to how bruce acts in public, but not because he wants to keep people from suspecting that he’s the red hood but because of how much it really unsettles the people that really know him, especially his siblings.

i just know that the second they hear him giggle or obnoxiously flirt, the entire batfamily is dragging him to the nearest magical specialist to get him exorcised.

and that’s the exact type of chaos that jason lives for.

(also, damian also likes fucking with his siblings so when he sees jason put on his bimbo persona he immediately puts on a golden retriever type of persona as opposed to his normal black cat self, which freaks out his siblings even more).

#batman #batfamily #batfam #batfamily shenanigans #jason todd #jason peter todd #jason todd wayne #jason peter todd wayne #red hood #robin 02 #robin 2 #robin two #jason was never the angry robin #jason todd is a chaos gremlin #they have zatanna and constantine’s number on speed dial #the only time jason acts like that in public is if he knows that at least one of his siblings is present #jason’s favourite thing is to fuck with his siblings as much as possible #jason todd headcanon #batfamily headcanons #jason todd shitpost #bruce and alfred are in the background shaking their heads at jason’s antics #no one in the superhero community is aware of jason’s fake persona #until a video of his siblings spraying him in the face with water goes viral #his siblings are immediately disgusted when he pulls out the jason ‘jace’ todd persona #damian al ghul #damian wayne #robin #if there’s one thing damian and jason are going to bond over it’s being chaotic #everyone starts panicking when they see them plotting together #idc if this isn’t canon accurate because i’ve haven’t really read the comics in a while

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fake00ut · 6 months

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I can not live another day without his cock in my mouth

#choso x reader #choso smut #jjk choso #choso kamo #jujutsu kaisen #i need him #please #i’m acting unwise rn #in public too #choso pls just one suck

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spookyprime · 9 months

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BruHarvey time??

I don’t think resting his head on Bruce’s tits would fix him but I do think it’d make him feel better

#doodles #bruharvey #playing up the brucie act to get close to ur ex #give the public perception hes just a bimbo missing his college fling #when the truth is hes just a bimbo missing his college fling but in a sad way #bruce wayne #harvey dent

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why-animals-do-the-thing · 1 year

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I was reminded by a reply that I should probably emphasize this: the Big Cat Public Safety Act literally has an exemption specifically for state colleges and universities. Why? Because there’s two schools with live mascots who live in habitats on campus, and their representatives absolutely would not have supported the bill if it had taken away their college’s cats.

Meet Mike VII at Louisiana State University:

And Leo III at the University of North Alabama:

(Leo III’s mate, Una, passed away a few years ago).

It’s tradition for these schools to have a live mascot, so the bill that *checks notes* is meant to end unethical commercial of big cats had to ensure that they’d still be allowed to have a big cat living next to their stadiums. Luckily neither school takes their mascots to the sidelines of football games anymore, but LSU actually only just stopped that practice in 2017.

These mascot cats have consistently been part of the commercial trade in big cats, although it’s unclear if they will continue to be (even though it’s still legal for these schools to buy their next mascot). Una and Leo III came from a wildlife park in New Hampshire as young cubs, and Mike VII is ostensibly a rescue but the story of the facility he came from doesn’t quite pass the smell test.

Here’s the wild thing. Under the new law, right, most entities that want to keep big cats - like sanctuaries and zoos - have to follow certain rules regarding fencing and breeding restrictions and preventing public contact in order to be allowed to do so. But state schools? Nada. They can buy, sell, and breed without any limits. They could, quite literally, run a tiger puppy-mill or start a cub petting franchise across multiple state universities and it wouldn’t be illegal. Obviously that’s a worst case scenario that’s super unlikely, but it goes to show just how odd it is that these entities have a totally unrestricted exemption. Credible zoological facilities and sanctuaries have to comply with much stricter regulations to prove they’re not exploiting the cats in their care, but for the sake of football, state colleges and universities can do whatever they want!! (sigh). It’s amazing how really specific political interests, such as the culture around football mascots, can result in carve-outs in even bills promoted specifically to create consistent regulations for animal welfare.

#big cat public safety act #college mascots #big cats #Mike the tiger #Mike vii #Leo the Lion #Leo iii #the mobile app isn’t letting me embed links but you can double check all the details about these cats on their websites #just Google their names and it’s easy to find

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willowser · 6 months

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katsuki doesn't like to say a lot about his family for safety reasons, but every now and then he'll get a stray question in some interview that he can't not answer.

he's in some hero weekly thing with kirishima—as punishment, for snapping at a journalist on the street the week prior—and most of his answers are one-word, grunted and simple.

but then the interviewer says,

"i imagine it's hard to go out with your family when you're such a familiar face. what happens if someone has a temper tantrum in public?"

and bakugou is so straight-faced, leaning back in his chair with his arms crossed, and he shakes his head lightly while saying, "my kid don't act like that."

even kirishima doesn't know what to say, because bakugou never willingly mentions his family if he can help it, and katsuki can read the shock in the room and tries to brush it off with half a shrug.

"knows better," he murmurs, frowning as he shifts uncomfortably in his seat. "you got another question or what?"

#cw children #he's so like. well MY KID is THE BEST #MY KID doesnt ACT LIKE THAT IN PUBLIC #lmaooo #✿ thoughts: bakugou #✿ theme: dad bakugou

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berriicherry · 3 months

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waiting for an uber

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singingcicadas · 2 months

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idw Ratchet is someone who follows orders and respects authority. He might follow his conscience in spur-of-the-moment decisions that allows him the leeway/initiative to act on his own (e.g. setting up clinic on Dead End, breaking cover to save Verity and Hunter, going to look for Drift, voting against Rodimus in mtmte) but he's never openly defied the orders of an acting leader. Regardless if he doesn't agree with said order and thinks it's stupid. Or wrong.

Even when Ratchet thinks Rodimus' treatment of Drift is unfair, he never speaks up against Rodimus during the actual issue of the exile verdict. He only offers Drift silent support by helping him up on the way out, because Rodimus is the captain and you don't argue with the captain. Yes he thinks Rodimus is a crap captain and acts condesending towards him all the time but when it comes to rank and orders there's no ambiguity.

Voting against Rodimus in the crisis act is a legitimate expression of disapproval, made anonymously in private. He doesn't care about Rodimus knowing his vote, but in public it stays anonymous. He does tell Rodimus off about what he did to Drift, but again, he makes sure it's a private one-on-one appointment. He also doesn't make Rodimus formally revoke Drift's exile or sanction his search, he resigns his position as CMO and quietly leaves to look for Drift himself as a personal commitment.

Common stereotype of what Ratchet is not:

Medic ethics and commitment to patients comes first, factions be damned. I don't care if he's a Decepticon, he's my patient.

No he's not actually like that? When Megatron's in custody he's all lets dissect him awwwww why can't we dissect him why does mass murderers still get rights that's so stupid can't I just torture him a little?

Like he spent the whole war patching up Decepticon-inflicted wounds and witnessing Decepticon-inflicted deaths. He's not a saint. He has as much good reason to hate Megatron and his faction as any other Autobot.

In fact he was pretty eager to ask Optimus about what he's going to decide as Megatron's punishment after he heard about Optimus frying Megatron on the voltage harness.

Optimus has his heart on clemency. Ratchet's the one hoping for execution or something equally nasty. Even though their opinions doesn't line up, Ratchet's still 100% supportive of Optimus' decision.

He repairs Megatron only because of Bumblebee's orders, and makes his unwillingness known.

Later in mtmte Ratchet does save Megatron's life of his own volition and repairs him again, but that's after he's lived with Megatron on the same ship for six months (again something that he considers to be a colossally bad idea but is forced to live with because of orders) and got to know him as a person. Not because of bleeding heart syndrome.

Also Ratchet's not just a grouch all the time. He can be blunt but also knows when to be respectful as appropriate to the occasion. He reprimands Wheeljack for being disrespectful to Bumblebee because leaders should be treated like leaders.

The guy's been CMO since Nominus Prime, essentially the highest-ranking of his profession on the planet; you can't get to that type of position and hold it through consecutive leaders for millions of years without considerable interpersonal skills and knowledge of social protocol.

Prowl does have Ratchet on his little blacklist but the stuff on there really just refers to Ratchet saving Verity and Hunter back in Infilitration. I read it as more of a testament to Prowl's pettiness than Ratchet actually being a problem.

#Ratchet also doesn't stop Rodimus when he orders Chromedome to inject. even if Chromedome protests #Things ratchet might do if unhappy with someone's leadership:#arrange a private meeting to talk about his concerns like a normal adult #do what he can within what leeway he has without being openly rebellious #act first ask permission later #snark about it #grouch about it #complain about it #then go with it #Things Ratchet will NOT do:#scream at the person in charge in public confrontation #undermine the person in charge by participating in said public confrontation #make a scene #he doesn't do morality lectures either #what is up with that anyway #transformers #maccadam #idw transformers #mtmte #Ratchet #I'm pretty sure other ratchets are like this too? tfp. bayverse. cyberverse #don't know about tfa cant remember most of the stuff in that #wfc trilogy has a different background for his character so. but it's the only Ratchet with a 'I don't care about factions' attitude #idk where all the other stereotypes come from is everyone basing their interpretations on the synth-energon episode in tfp?#yeah he was yelling at Optimus a lot there but it was all about how Optimus should have used MORE violence #and also with the throwing wrentches. why does he throw wrenches?

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brucewaynehater101 · 2 months

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It's sus that Bruce adopts so many kids around the same time as Batman, right? How does Brucie Wayne manage those rumors and allegations?

He and Batman are ex-coparents who bonded due to their adoption addictions. All of the Bats are Bruce's kids too, and he'll fight anyone who tries to arrest them. He hates Batman, but those Birds are his kids.

Does Bruce know the Birds' identities? No. Doesn't matter. Being a parent is loving your kids unconditionally even if they are illegally fighting crime.

And no. Brucie's kids are not Batman's. He will fist fight that bat-fetish maniac if he gets anywhere near Bruce's civilian kids. He might fist fight him if he yells at the Birds too.

#dc comics #dc universe #batman #bruce wayne #dc hcs #dc batfam #batfam hcs #brucie wayne #dc needs to include more brucie wayne antics #brucie wayne yelling at batman on live tv for being a jerk to nightwing #batman acting terrified when rescuing the wayne kids cause he doesn't want to fight Gotham's prince #the batkids getting a kick out of setting Bruce's personas against each other in public

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chiefofboatwatsonstittymug · 26 days

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"nobody outside Tumblr knows jk Rowling is like that"

HER OPPOSING A NEW LAW AGAINST HATE CRIMES IS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE WIDEST DISTRIBUTED FREE NEWSPAPER IN ENGLAND IF NOT THE UK. EVEN IF YOU DON'T READ WHO SHE'S ESSENTIALLY THREATENING WHEN SHE DARES THE COPS TO ARREST HER YOU KNOW SHE'S A PRICK

#THE MAJORITY OF THE BRITISH PUBLIC ARE EITHER IN FAVOUR OF OR TOTALLY NEUTRAL TO TRANS PEOPLE #IT'S JUST LIKE TWO HUNDRED ABSOLUTE CUNTS SCREAMING THEIR HEARTS OUT #AND BECAUSE THEIR PARENTS ARE RICH #OR THEY WROTE A SHITTY FUCKING KIDS BOOK THIRTY YEARS AGO #WE HAVE TO ACT LIKE THEIR OPINIONS MATTER #YES 'THEIR PARENTS ARE RICH' APPLIES TO PEOPLE WHO MAKE FUCKING STUPID RULES AT THE BBC

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f1-stuff · 1 year

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Saudi Arabian GP '23 // Portrait Artist of the Paddock

"If you had to describe Carlos in three words..."

#i...i-#they're just out here....in public.....acting like this #charles leclerc #carlos sainz jr #charles #c2 #Saudi Arabian GP '23 #2023 #jeddah #gifs #mine #formula one #f1 #ferrari

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ink-the-artist · 1 year

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I’ve been thinking back to artist stuff in high school and man people are really weird about furry stuff in a way that seems like they’re super afraid to be associated with it at all. I don’t/didn’t consider myself a furry but I recognize my art is obviously furry-adjacent at times and I don’t mind that.

I’d almost always bring my sketch book to school with me so I can draw during breaks and stuff and the amount of times people (sometimes complete strangers!) would randomly insult me for drawing “furry shit” (once this happened bc I was drawing bojack horseman characters LMAO) like ppl are usually polite when they see me (or others from what I’ve seen) drawing in public, will either ignore it or say something nice or funny if they do comment on it, unless it’s something they think is furry art.

It’s baffling to me like this is so obviously not how these people would normally behave but it feels like they’re so afraid of being seen as cringe they feel they have to point out any cringe they see so that no one thinks they’re cringe. Grown adults can do this stuff too but it was obv much more common for me in high school.

And it was so shitty how it made me actually somewhat ashamed of drawing anything that could be perceived as furry, even though I’ve loved drawing animals my whole life since I was a child, and I never had anything against furries and had both irl and online friends who were furries.

I don’t feel any of that shame anymore and just draw whatever I want (it helps that I’m no longer getting strangers commenting on my art like this irl, and that I’m not as insecure a person as I was in high school) it’s just so fucking weird that people feel comfortable acting like this

#to be clear this isn’t abt people just calling me/my art furry or tagging it as such etc #it’s about people who act like assholes #people shouldn’t act like this towards ppl who consider themselves furries either #honestly furries are braver than any us marine for putting up with this shit way more than I had to #I’m lucky I was pretty confident with my art at that time but #doing this to someone who isn’t could really stifle them a lot #how fucking demoralizing would it be as a beginner artist to be berated by a stranger in public #I’m hoping this is a less common thing to happen now bc #when I was in high school it was during the height of anti sjw cringe culture shit #so it was probably worse bc of that #long post #sorry for the ramble lol might delete later idk

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chestnutroan · 8 months

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in case you didn't know.

#i literally just looked it up. finally #spreading as an act of public service.

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