What Do Peppermint Patty, Frankenstein Jr. And The Impossibles, And Poison Ivy Have In Common? They All

Cartoons that should’ve entered public domain in 2023 (but didn’t) | Diverse Tech Geek
A look at cartoons created in 1966 that should've entered public domain in 2023, but didn't thanks to retroactive copyright extensions.

What do Peppermint Patty, Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles, and Poison Ivy have in common? They all should’ve entered public domain as of today under their original copyright terms, but didn’t thanks to retroactive extensions.

Also, obligatory ”Mickey Mouse enters public domain a year from today” comments.

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