ntellectual Property attorney Juana Cajiao Reina wrote an article for Asuntos Legales analyzing the process through which works enter public domain. She explains that in Colombia, Law 23 of 1982 establishes that copyright protections last for the life of the author and 80 years after their death. She also compares copyright protections with trademark protections, highlighting Disney, which registers its characters as trademarks, as an example of effective strategies to control the use of works or iconic characters such as Mickey Mouse.
READ: Mickey Mouse: More Than a Character, a Trademark Empire
