I heard Mickey Mouse apeared at a local theme outside of disney and later on they played when you wish upon a star, Is that legal?
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Can any theme parks other then Disney use Disney show material?
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I'm not a legal expert, but I am very sure they would need consent from Disney to use any of the properties they have the exclusive rights to. If Mickey appeared at a local theme park, it was either pre-arranged between the companies, or they brought in the Mouse illegally (without permission). Now as for "When You Wish Upon a Star" I know that it has been covered/recorded by several artists (like Glenn Miller), so unless the lyrics/song are owned by Disney, it should be fine to use.
Rob562
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Music use can often be covered under a broad license with music labels. Companies can buy a license for an entire music catalog, and then use any song within that catalog as they see fit, without having to get permission for each individual piece. That's why you'll hear things like Reflections of Earth being used on non-ABC news shows.
As for the Mickey, I have no idea.
-Rob
I know Disneyland Tokyo and Paris had to get a licensing, they arrant owned by the Disney company as I hear. They also display Alice in Wonderland and Cinderella in the Universal Studios Tokyo light parade. Maybe i should convince this local theme park to build an Electrical Parade LOL 
. And a Mr toads ride since parks in New England like their cardboard for the rides.
. And a Mr toads ride since parks in New England like their cardboard for the rides.
DisneyFan 2000
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Heck, you can hear RoE at LAX. :lol:
MarkTwain
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Donald Duck is the official mascot of the University of Oregon, per a special arrangement with the Disney company.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oregon_Duck
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oregon_Duck
Slipknot
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Unless it is in graphic art, not anymore as of last year.
Cmdr_Crimson
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I have also heard the version of "Hooray for Hollywood" from GMR on the Tram Tour at Universal Hollywood. They do however the line "You may be Donald Duck" they muffle out the audio which I found strange.
Which track, I think some tracks from the original version tracks were created outside of Disney.
Rob562
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FYI, the song "Hooray for Hollywood" is not a Disney original. It's from the Busby Berkeley film "Hollywood Hotel".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Hotel_(film)
-Rob
Thrill Seeker
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I know Disneyland Tokyo and Paris had to get a licensing, they arrant owned by the Disney company as I hear. They also display Alice in Wonderland and Cinderella in the Universal Studios Tokyo light parade. Maybe i should convince this local theme park to build an Electrical Parade LOL
Paris is owned by TWDC. Also, Donald was the mascot for UoO, but isn't anymore.
They have to be, otherwise they can lose copyright protection. It's one of the reasons Warner Bros. and JK Rowling pursue unauthorised uses of Harry Potter characters.
dreamfinder
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Disney is one of the most vocal proponents of increasing the length of copy right on intellectual works. Every time that Mickey Mouse comes up for expiration they fight tooth and nail to renew it. That is also one of the reason for subtle tweaks to his image. Steamboat Willie would be the first to hit the public domain, but newer version of Mickey would still be covered until their coverage runs out.
There may have been a generic mouse in a tuxedo costume (many costume companies tweak em a bit so they can usually skirt around the copyright) but unless Disney for some reason decided to do some local park tie in, it shouldn't have been a real Mickey.
There may have been a generic mouse in a tuxedo costume (many costume companies tweak em a bit so they can usually skirt around the copyright) but unless Disney for some reason decided to do some local park tie in, it shouldn't have been a real Mickey.
I'm surprised Nara Dreamland didn't have their very own Mickey Mouse greeting park guests on the streets. They successfully ripped off most other aspects of Disneyland, so why not?
Edit: Sorry for the old thread bump. I was looking up topics on this after the Nara Dreamland, Europa park discussions in another thread from today.
