To
The Inhabitants of SPACE IN GENERAL
And H. C. IN PARTICULAR
This Work is Dedicated
By a Humble Native of Flatland
In the Hope that
Even as he was Initiated into the Mysteries
Of THREE Dimensions
Having been previously conversant
With ONLY TWO
So the Citizens of that Celestial Region
May aspire yet higher and higher
To the Secrets of FOUR FIVE OR EVEN SIX Dimensions
Thereby contributing
To the Enlargement of THE IMAGINATION
And the possible Development
Of that most rare and excellent Gift of MODESTY
Among the Superior Races
Of SOLID HUMANITY

12.2 Winnie the Pooh and Copyright Law

As many of you may have heard, Winnie the Pooh has entered the public domain recently. Disney's rendition of Winnie the Pooh however, is not in the public domain as that copyright has not expired yet. A. A. Milne's original Winnie the Pooh was published in 1926, and was not licensed and adapted by Disney until the 1960s. This means that you can use the name and likeness of Winnie the Pooh for your own personal or commercial projects. This opens up a lot of opportunities for creatives who wish to write new stories about Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin, as well as companies who may wish to use characters from Winnie the Pooh for their mascots or promotional materials such as a Daycare Center with Pooh in their logo, or an accounting firm with animations of Owl or Rabbit in their commercials.

However, there is a potential downside to beloved popular media characters and properties entering in to the public domain, as implied by Luke McGarry's comic above. With no legal protections or IP-owning authority to prevent people from using the characters, there could be a considerable amount of content being created with Pooh that may not be in good taste with the original intention of A. A. Milne to create a children's series.

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12.2 Winnie the Pooh and Copyright Law

As many of you may have heard, Winnie the Pooh has entered the public domain recently. Disney's rendition of Winnie the Pooh however, is not in the public domain as that copyright has not expired yet. A. A. Milne's original Winnie the Pooh was published in 1926, and was not licensed and adapted by Disney until the 1960s. This means that you can use the name and likeness of Winnie the Pooh for your own personal or commercial projects. This opens up a lot of opportunities for creatives who wish to write new stories about Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin, as well as companies who may wish to use characters from Winnie the Pooh for their mascots or promotional materials such as a Daycare Center with Pooh in their logo, or an accounting firm with animations of Owl or Rabbit in their commercials.

However, there is a potential downside to beloved popular media characters and properties entering in to the public domain, as implied by Luke McGarry's comic above. With no legal protections or IP-owning authority to prevent people from using the characters, there could be a considerable amount of content being created with Pooh that may not be in good taste with the original intention of A. A. Milne to create a children's series.

Further study: Winnie the Pooh - Blood & Honey

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