daretoeatapeach

Yes, they have done something about it. The reason that Steamboat Willie is about to enter the public domain is that every time it does Disney goes to court and has the dates of public domain pushed back for everyone, just so they can keep Mickey proprietary (ironic since he was a borrowed character to begin with!).

This is the reason that American copyright laws are sometimes referred to as Mickey Mouse laws. Disney has been very interested in protecting their claim, or their properties world have been public domain years ago!

Any tips on getting pr for a band that doesn't tour? I tried to help a friend and contacted about 80 bloggers with handwritten emails, all who for sure cover their genre. It's a decent band but I got zero replies.

Follow up, how long after the official release date to bloggers consider a release old news? I'm wondering if the album release being two or three months old when I pitched doomed his response rate.

My mother is half Cuban and our family always used the term Hispanic. I'm totally perplexed by the whole preference for Latinx. Isn't the root "Latin" just as rooted in colonialism? Or is it about something else?

Someone buy me a vowel.

Fellow marketing pro here.

I've made my career doing marketing for authors, music labels, nonprofits, and small businesses... All kinds of awesome groups you care about need help spreading their message.

And nursing homes. Once you get in if you leave they take your house away.