Happy 2024! After a lengthy holiday break, the boys are back to dive into the wide web of entertainment law! This week, Evan and Tony talk about Disney's "Steamboat Willie" cartoon entering the public domain and the significance of it from a copyright and broader IP point of view (07:05). Later, Tony and Evan talk about Tom Cruise's production deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to help greenlight and produce films for the media giant (18:10). What does this mean for Tom Cruise and his partnership with Paramount with "Mission Impossible" and "Top Gun?" Tony and Evan discuss this in-depth. Lastly, Tony and Evan close out the first episode of 2024 with their 3 most anticipated movies of 2024 (28:22).
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