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The Fragile Ecosystem of Human Creativity
I have spent years asking the same question in different spaces. What allows a person to sustain creative confidence in systems designed to maximize efficiency, productivity, and scale rather than exploration, uncertainty, and imagination? Last month, that question came to me again in Paris, where I attended sessions connected to UNESCO’s 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
Mickey Mouse breaks free
When the original Steamboat Willie Mickey Mouse entered the public domain in 2024, it was more than just a milestone for copyright law—it was a cultural turning point. For the first time in nearly a century, artists and storytellers can freely remix, reinterpret, and reimagine Disney’s earliest icon without fear of a cease-and-desist letter.
