Since 1st January, 2022, some of the most famous works have become public domain, this is because there is a law according to which after 96 years from the creation and publication of a certain work, all copyright rights decay, which means that that specific work becomes public domain and everyone can use it to produce new content about it.

Since the beginning of 2022, one of the most famous works that has lost copyright rights is Winnie the Pooh, but it is not the only one, for example Bambi also lost copyright rights, and now, in 2024 it will be up to Mickey Mouse and Tiger.

All this means that, for example, we can all develop a story about Winnie The Pooh, but the important thing is that visually it doesn’t look like Disney’s designs, because those are still copyrighted.

Disney is trying to find a solution about it by creating live-action versions of the classic stories hoping that it can get them into the collective imagination, trying to "forget" the stories drawn with also new merchandise dedicated to new products, as in a few years they will all become public domain and Disney will not be able to make as much money as today, as they will no longer be his property. In all this, the creatives have wasted no time and have immediately exploited, for example, Winnie the Pooh creating a new 'universe' that is totally detached from the original, as we talk about Horror:

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And now it's Mickey Mouse's turn, which is already getting new horror products like this new game announced just a few minutes ago called Infestation 88:

About the game:
What was thought to be a pest outbreak in various locations turned into something much more sinister. Infestation 88 is an episodic cooperative survival horror game for 1-4 players in which you and your friends are exterminators called upon to cure these mysterious infestations.

It is currently announced for Steam in Early Access with a planned release in 2024.

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