Controversial, PC-only shooter The Day Before is officially dead, barely a month and a half after its launch. Steam’s much-hyped zombie game, which saw developer Fntastic shutter its doors almost immediately after release, is now totally unplayable. For a few weeks following its disastrous debut, it existed in a state…
TikTok is experimenting with a feature that uses AI to create songs based on prompts
TikTok is testing a new “AI Song” feature that uses AI to create songs based on prompts that users enter, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. AI Song is […]
Why the Phoenix Suns aren’t worried at the halfway point
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJan 18, 2024, 07:17 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended […]
GTA And Alan Wake Devs Are Beefing Over The Letter ‘R’
Two gaming giants have entered the legal colosseum. GTA publisher Take-Two Interactive has dragged the Alan Wake developer into a trademark dispute over Remedy Entertainment’s new logo design.
Bethesda’s Indiana Jones Game May Finally Have A Name
Twitter sleuth Kurakasis believes they’ve figured out the name of Bethesda’s upcoming Indiana Jones video game. And, well, it’s right up there with howlers like “Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” and “Dial of Destiny.” According to a bunch of URLs recently registered by the rightsholder Lucasfilm, the name looks likely to…
Disney retracts ‘Steamboat Willie’ YouTube copyright claim now that it’s public domain
Disney has retracted a copyright claim it made on a YouTube video, publicly acknowledging —however tacitly — that ‘Steamboat Willie’ is a public domain work.
How people are using Mickey Mouse in his post-copyright era
Mickey Mouse entered the public domain in 2024. Despite a wave of subversive art and parodies, the public domain affords creators many more exciting possibilities.
Mickey Mouse Is Out Of Copyright And Straight Into Horror
The New Year brought the excellent news that Steamboat Willie-era Mickey Mouse has finally entered the public domain, after decades of Disney, er, convincing Congress to keep extending its copyrights. With that, derivative works that don’t directly contravene Disney’s trademarks are now allowed by law, and with that,…
Public Domain Day 2024 list: 12+ books, movies and songs entering the public domain
Here are the works of art entering the public domain in 2024, including the Mickey Mouse short films ‘Steamboat Willie’ and ‘Plane Crazy,’ the book Orlando by Vrigina Woolf, and the song ‘Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)’ by Cole Porter.