While the first Winnie the Pooh story published by author A.A. Milne in 1926 is free for anyone to use for inspiration for new projects, Disney will continue to maintain copyright protection over its own versions of the characters.
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"So, yesterday was public domain day. It's the day where classic works enter the public domain," the actor said in the ad posted Sunday. "And this year the original Winnie-the-Pooh becomes public domain. So I think you can see where this is going and I expect we'll be hearing from a certain mouse about this Pooh very, very soon."
The advertisement proceeds to focus on a book cover and show illustrations of the beloved bear's struggle with his phone bill while Reynolds narrates with a voice-over and is accompanied by light piano music. "Here is Edward Bear reviewing his latest bill from Big Wireless. Bump, bump, bump, he slams the front of his head as hard as he can against the table as he realizes how much he’s being charged," Reynolds says as a drawing depicts the character slamming his head against a table. "It is, as far as he knows, the only way to have a cellphone, because he hasn’t yet switched to Mint Mobile. Anyhow, here he is getting worked over like so many people, and ready to be introduced to you.
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