YouTube demonetizes public domain 'Steamboat Willie' video after copyright claim(mashable.com)

200 points by dragonbonheur 2 years ago | 105 comments

Apple says UK could 'veto' global privacy tools(bbc.co.uk)

19 points by mindracer 2 years ago | 19 comments

Executives at eBay sent live spiders and cockroaches to critical bloggers(bbc.com)

235 points by ethbr1 2 years ago | 114 comments

Disney backs down from 'Steamboat Willie' YouTube copyright claim(mashable.com)

77 points by freedomben 2 years ago | 23 comments

UK demands access to Apple users' encrypted data(bbc.co.uk)

57 points by tooba 1 year ago | 18 comments

TikTok set to be banned in the US after losing appeal(bbc.com)

64 points by vinni2 1 year ago | 37 comments

Mickey, Disney, and the public domain: A 95-year love triangle(web.law.duke.edu)

330 points by mortenjorck 2 years ago | 180 comments

Duke Center for the Study of the Public Domain article by Jennifer Jenkins on Mickey Mouse, Disney, and the copyright history leading to Steamboat Willie entering the public domain.

Disney erased FiveThirtyEight(natesilver.net)

395 points by 7777777phil 5 months ago | 210 comments

Nate Silver's Silver Bulletin essay on how Disney mismanaged and ultimately erased FiveThirtyEight's archive over ten years.

Television is 100 years old today(diamondgeezer.blogspot.com)

612 points by qassiov 9 months ago | 233 comments

A London blog post marking 100 years since the first television demonstration, held above what is now Bar Italia in Soho.

I miss thinking hard(jernesto.com)

1166 points by jernestomg 8 months ago | 633 comments

A personal blog post venting that the author rarely spends days thinking hard about difficult problems anymore, tagged as an opinion piece on AI.

Disney Lost Roger Rabbit(pluralistic.net)

482 points by leephillips 11 months ago | 225 comments

Cory Doctorow's Pluralistic newsletter edition of 18 Nov 2025, about Disney losing rights to Roger Rabbit, likely via copyright termination.

Disney Raising Prices Days After Confirming Ads Will Now Show Up on Every Tier(tvfandomlounge.com)

353 points by robtherobber 3 days ago | 358 comments

A TV Fandom Lounge article on Disney+ and Hulu raising subscription prices days after updating terms to allow ads on all tiers, including Premium, alongside weak Nielsen ratings.