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Fiendish Thingy

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2. Currently, it's films made in 1929 and earlier

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Mon Jun 30, 2025, 12:49 PM

Jun 30

So, not very many.

Next year, films made in 1930 fall into the public domain, including the first Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies cartoons, as well as the first Betty Boop cartoons.

The next few years will see a tsunami of great old films from the early sound/pre-code era become copyright-free.

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steamboat willie [View all] AllaN01Bear Jun 30 OP

Thank you very much, AllaN01Bear. Disney was very strict about anyone using their characters. As a teacher who worked debm55 Jun 30 #1

Currently, it's films made in 1929 and earlier Fiendish Thingy Jun 30 #2