Cishe kusukela kuma-90s wekhulu leminyaka elidlule, i ifektri Disney ubelokhu elwa neziphathimandla zomthetho yase-USA ukuze imithetho yelungelo lobunikazi iguqulwe futhi, ngaleyo ndlela, andise isikhathi eside ngangokunokwenzeka ubunikazi beminye imidwebo esivele iphelelwe yisikhathi kule minyaka eyishumi. Lesi yisimo sikaMickey Mouse wokuqala, lowo mlingiswa oyinganekwane womfushane USteamboat uWillie engangena esizindeni somphakathi ngo-2023, impela iminyaka engama-95 ngemuva kokudalwa kwayo nguWalt Disney.
Emuva naphambili nezinsuku zokugcina
Ngokuvamile Imithetho yase-US ivikela imisebenzi yombhali kuze kube yiminyaka engama-95 kodwa kuyiqiniso ukuthi lezo zinhlinzeko zaphasiswa emhlabeni lapho zazingekho khona izinkampani ezinkulu ezikwazi ukudlula umdali wokuqala womsebenzi wobuciko. Okusho ukuthi, nakuba imithetho yayivikela u-Walt Disney ukuze avimbele isidalwa sakhe ukuba singaxhashazwa ngomunye umuntu ukuphila kwakhe konke, abazange bacabange ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi leli fa lidlulele ezandleni zenkampani ekwazi ukulixhaphaza ngokwezentengiselwano ngaphezu kwaleso sikhathi. . .
Nokho, nakuba i-Disney ikwazile ukukhululwa iminyaka engu-20 ukuvimbela uMickey Mouse USteamboat uWillie bekufanele bangene esizindeni somphakathi ngo-2023, isinyathelo somthetho e-US sifuna okuphambene nalokho: ukuhoxisa leso sikhathi esengeziwe seminyaka engamashumi amabili, ishiye iseminyakeni yokuqala engu-95 okwamanje, futhi, esinyathelweni sokugcina, yehlise lelo nani leminyaka libe ngu-56 nje kuphela.
UJosh Hawley, uSenator oshayela lolu hlelo e-US, kusobala ukuthi “sesiphelile inkathi yokunikezelwa kwamaRiphabhulikhi kumabhizinisi amakhulu. Ngenxa yokuvikelwa okukhethekile kwe-copyright evela kuCongress, izinkampani […] ezifana ne-Disney zenze izigidigidi. […] Sekuyisikhathi sokuthatha amalungelo akhethekile akwa-Disney futhi singenise inkathi entsha yokusungula izinto ezintsha.”
Usale kahle uMickey ngo-2023?
Kwakungonyaka ka-1928 lapho u-Walt Disney owayesephelelwe yithemba futhi ekubhuqweni ngokuphelele kwezimali, enquma ukuveza izinhlobo zalokho esikwazi namuhla ngokuthi. uMickey Mouse wokuqala emlandweni, lowo ofake inkanyezi kusifushane sopopayi esivumele inkampani esanda kwakhiwa ukuthi iqale ukundiza. USteamboat uWillie ucezu olungangena esizindeni somphakathi uma leso sandiso seminyaka engu-20 sisuswa, okungase kusho ukuthi noma yimuphi umuntu noma inkampani emhlabeni ingakhiqiza kabusha leyo khathuni ngaphandle kokukhokhela i-Disney noma yini.
Kusobala ukuthi izinto zishintshe kakhulu ekhulwini leminyaka futhi imithetho kufanele ibuyekezwe ibe yisimo lapho imisebenzi engaphansi kwe-copyright ayigcini kubadali bayo kuphela, kodwa inzuzo yezentengiselwano enenani izinkampani nezinkampani ezifuna ukuzisebenzisa. Njengasendabeni kaGeorge Lucas nge-Star Wars kanye no-Stan LEe onengxenye enhle yokukhiqizwa kwe-Marvel, aphathwa kanjani wonke lawo ma-IP uma abadali bawo sebeshonile? Ingabe izinkampani zinelungelo lokuzixhaphaza kuphela ngaphandle komkhawulo wesikhathi? Konke lokhu yikho manje osekucaciswa ngoMickey Mouse wokuqala emlandweni.