Florida Agriculture Commissioner and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried responds to Gov. Ron DeSantis' move to strip Disney of its special

Hawley introduces bill to strip 'woke' Disney of special copyright protections

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2022-05-12 16:30:09

Florida Agriculture Commissioner and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried responds to Gov. Ron DeSantis' move to strip Disney of its special privileges.

EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is introducing legislation that would strip the Walt Disney Company of special copyright protections granted to the corporation by Congress, while also limiting the length of new copyrights. 

The "Copyright Clause Restoration Act of 2022" would cap the length of copyrights given corporations by Congress to 56 years and retroactively implement this change on companies, including Walt Disney.

"The age of Republican handouts to Big Business is over. Thanks to special copyright protections from Congress, woke corporations like Disney have earned billions while increasingly pandering to woke activists. It’s time to take away Disney’s special privileges and open up a new era of creativity and innovation," Hawley told Fox News Digital in an exclusive statement.

According to Hawley's office, Congress has used an old law, also known as the "Mickey Mouse Protection Act," in order to extend copyrights to corporations for up to 120 years.

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