The first-ever Mickey Mouse cartoon may finally get copyright protection from the US. Crypto enthusiasts marked the event by perhaps prophetically coining the meme coin.
On Monday, January 1, the Steamboat Willie character – the first Mickey Mouse cartoon to appear on the screen in 1928 – entered the public domain. This means that other artists can use an earlier version of the cartoon to create additional works without permission. Within hours, A new mouse-based simulation—Shopping as Mickey—is developed.
“Mickey Token's” website He reads.Mickey remains a timeless cultural icon. Meme coins have become a digital reflection of culture. The launch of Mickey Token not only marks the release of public domain, but also the launch of an unknown new adventure.
He added, “The Mickey Mouse coin originated with the original Mickey Mouse character from the cartoon ‘Steamboat Willie' (1928).
The token, which runs on the Ethereum blockchain, is so new that its market value is still less than $6,500.
Meme coins They are digital coins and tokens based on internet jokes or memes or culturally significant images. They are typically very volatile and fall in value as quickly as they gain in value.
US copyright laws allow rights to characters to last for 95 years. Steamboat Willie The iconic cartoon mouse first appeared in the 1928 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.
Although the year Although Mickey Mouse, released in 1928, has entered the public domain, Disney says it will “continue to maintain our rights to modern versions of Mickey Mouse and other works subject to copyright.”
Edited by Ryan Ozawa.
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