Disney’s Copyright Protections Are Latest Target of Republicans
A performer dressed as Mickey Mouse entertains guests at Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California.
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Republican Senator Josh Hawley is proposing to shorten the time that companies can protect their creative work through copyrights, in the latest shot at Walt Disney Co.
Hawley introduced a bill that would limit copyright protections to 56 years and make that change retroactive, so Disney could no longer claim exclusive rights to some older characters like Mickey Mouse.