On: The Copyright Office Belongs in a Library

[quadrangle]

Steamboat Willie was the first appearance of Mickey Mouse, and it was itself a direct rip-off of Steamboat Bill, a live-acted non-public-domain film.

[kahirsch → quadrangle]

No, it was not a rip-off. There are hardly any similarities between the two films.

Steamboat Bill, Jr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjl2Fj-_Hg0

Steamboat Willie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBgghnQF6E4

[quadrangle → kahirsch]

I meant "inspired by" or something of that ilk. The point is that culture is derivative and Steamboat Willie wouldn't have existed without Steamboat Bill. Everything is a remix.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcvd5JZkUXY

[delinka → quadrangle]

s/rip-off/parody/, no?