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16. Copyright laws don't apply to ancient fairy tales. YOU could also write your own stories,

Thu Dec 21, 2017, 03:47 PM

Dec 2017

for free, recycling any of the Grimm's fairy tales because they're hundreds of years old. All works published since 1922 are in the public domain. Do you read German? That will help.

But you can't simply take Disney's work (a highly sanitized and Americanized version of the oral stories) and use that for free -- except for any stories that are past the copyright date.

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Quite a difference from (alleged) Nazi Walt Stinky The Clown Dec 2017 #1

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Seems a rather relevant thing to research prior to going into an melodramatic rant. LanternWaste Dec 2017 #12

So, to you, every rich person is evil? Blue_true Dec 2017 #15

Actually, I think they rotate their plays out to allow middle and high schools to do them. woodsprite Dec 2017 #27

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If nobody bought the rites to the Disney plays/musicals NewJeffCT Dec 2017 #40

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did she say anything about donating the money she will making off the tax deal? nt Javaman Dec 2017 #14

No, not did she mention giving up her money to live Luz Dec 2017 #18

You criticize Tom Steyer too? Or Soros? Duppers Dec 2017 #26

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She might... Duppers Dec 2017 #21

I didn't know that. Thanks for educating me. Luz Dec 2017 #38

They don't charge fees for using the tales. They charge fees for using Disney's version of the tales lunamagica Dec 2017 #5

Yes and no angrychair Dec 2017 #8

If your stage production of Beauty & The Beast has characters named Dr Hobbitstein Dec 2017 #10

Well, Scarsdale Dec 2017 #11

But the name Mickey Mouse is copyrighted by Disney. Or did thery come by the name on their own lunamagica Dec 2017 #20

As is their right. Dr Hobbitstein Dec 2017 #29

They can do the play without any resemblence to Disney's version. It's should be "Beauty and the lunamagica Dec 2017 #23

They can write their own original script based on the ancient fairy tale. pnwmom Dec 2017 #33

She was great! Duppers Dec 2017 #3

Good for her. Scarsdale Dec 2017 #13

Exactly, they should ALL be speaking out against this tax scam. Should be demanding that shithead SammyWinstonJack Dec 2017 #39

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I hope she gets into Florida politics. n/t pnwmom Dec 2017 #17

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Incredible, uh! Duppers Dec 2017 #22

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You'll have to tell that to my husband. He has right wing evangelical parents woodsprite Dec 2017 #28

And grand-nieces. pnwmom Dec 2017 #34

My parents were extreme RW idiots. Duppers Dec 2017 #30

Disney made anti Nazi cartoons... Dr Hobbitstein Dec 2017 #31

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She's a great advocate for "the common good". oasis Dec 2017 #36

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Yes but at some point in the past she or a family member probably did something we dont like. MadDAsHell Dec 2017 #43

So glad she is speaking out. niyad Dec 2017 #44

Is the term "brass ovaries" supposed to be a complement? Nitram Dec 2017 #45