• Disney retracts copyright claim on a YouTuber’s “Steamboat Willie” video, allowing it to be monetizable and shareable worldwide.
• The claim had previously demonetized the video and restricted its visibility and embedding options.
• This move by Disney may signal its recognition of “Steamboat Willie” being in the public domain.
What? No. They tried to do something that’s outright illegal and only stopped because enough people called them out on it.
It’s not illegal to file a false copyright claim, unfortunately.