interesting Star Wars thingy
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interesting Star Wars thingy
...did everyone notice that the copyright date on the new trilogy release is 2004? Not even a comma separating the old date from the new...So each time Lucas messes with them, they'll get a new copyright?
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Re: interesting Star Wars thingy
Originally posted by f1shf00d
...did everyone notice that the copyright date on the new trilogy release is 2004? Not even a comma separating the old date from the new...So each time Lucas messes with them, they'll get a new copyright?
...did everyone notice that the copyright date on the new trilogy release is 2004? Not even a comma separating the old date from the new...So each time Lucas messes with them, they'll get a new copyright?
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On the back of the case, down below in the tiny print it has Copyright 1977, 1997 and 2004. You just need to look closer.
And of course it would get a new copyright for 2004. It's a new version.
And of course it would get a new copyright for 2004. It's a new version.
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Disney are the masters of this little known copyright extension gimmick. Slightly alter an original movie lets say umm....Fantasia, hmmm... the Lion King, wait a minute lets just include ALL the Disney titles to the mix, bang an instant 50 year extension on the copyright holders work. In fact Disney in the past has hired lobbiest to argue the point in front of Congress just so they would ratify the exhisting copyright laws to satisfy whoelse...Disney.
Put it this way Lucas has made sure and probably has plans to further "tweak" the series just so it will never end up in the public domain.
Put it this way Lucas has made sure and probably has plans to further "tweak" the series just so it will never end up in the public domain.