Disney is about to lose Mickey Mouse? | OMG! is that Real? Ep - 52

Episode Description

Introduction:

Timing: 0.40 – 1.23

What is a very fond memory from your childhood?

Let me start, for me it is sitting and watching Recess, Mickey mouse club house, kim possible on Disney Channel and do you guys remember kese glittery form mein Mickey mouse wala Disney channel ka logo bana aata tha during the ads?

Wow just by thinking of that I am filled with Nostalgia, and the memory of the good old days. That’s what Disney and Mickey Mouse are, they are a warm feeling of childhood and nostalgia.

But I have a very important question for you guys, Can you imagine Disney without Mickey Mouse?

I know that I cannot and you cannot either.

Body:

Timing: 1.23 – 4.25

I mean how can we? Mickey mouse is like synomymous to Disney, its like the identity of Disney

But, unfortunately Disney might actually lose the copy right to the cartoon of mickey mouse! Yes you heard that right, Mickey mouse might not remain a property of Disney

The actual, real mickey mouse from the Steam boat Willie, which is remember the black and white cartoon of Mickey mouse driving a train? Jo kayi films ki starting mein ata hai, yup that’s what Disney Channel might lose. The copyright agreement for mickey mouse is about to end which means that Disney will lose the copryright over the cartoon and it will open for people to use across the world and Disney cant do anything about it. I mean Disney? Without mickey mouse? How is this real? Disneyland mein every other kid is seen wearing those mickey mouse ears, every snack from ice creams to pretzels are in mickey mouse shape, the cratoon’s logo is in the 3 circles mickey mouse shape

How? How can we see Disney without mickey mouse? Cant the copy right be extended?

Well actually it can, and it has been extended twice already, but for the third time it is about to expire and Disney hasn’t extended it yet and ek aur added problem in the situation is that the Republicans are against Disney getting an extention for the copyright. Abh you would think that why would a party have issues with Disney extending the copyright for mickey mouse? Actually the Republican party in Florida came out with a bill called Parental Rights in Education" bill, also known as don’t say gay bill which prohibits teachers from talking about sexual orientation or gender identity in the classrooms. This bill became very controversial very soon and Disney spoke against it. And since then the republicans have been saying that Disney is a cultural force with a progressive agenda and they are dangerous.

When did a small little cartoon that brings us, joy become something dangerous?

For us, its still our little mickey mouse in his red pants and black ears and whote gloves, which reminds me, this new and modern version of mickry mouse is not in danger, the original one is, the black and white one

Although, there is a good news too, Disney still has its trade mark on the logo, so it will not entirely lose mickey mouse but just lose the copyright on it.

Conclusion:

Timing: 4:25-5:28

Mickey mouse played a huge role in my childhood, and I am sure he did in your too. I can never forget even when I was in my early teens how Ravcen from that’s so raven and Hannah montana used to have a glow stick and used to make the mickey sighn on the screen during the ads. Mickey is not just a cartoon, it’s a symbol of good times, of our childhood of our favourite TV shows of our happy faces when we watched the Disney cartoons. I really hope that Disney doesn’t lose the copyright to mickey mouse but for that we will have to wait and see what happens.

Till then, you know

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The scripting and voice over for this episode was delivered by me, Niharika Nanda and the sound designing was done by Lalit.

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Host and Producer: @NiharikaNanda2

Sound designer: @lalit1121992

 

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