Copyright law is designed to protect creators and \u201cencourage future creativity and the development of new material which benefits us all \u201c<\/strong><\/p>\n ( Copyright Act 2000 \u201cLegislation,\u201d n.d.)<\/p>\n In his book Free Culture,<\/em>\u00a0the Creative Commons pioneer and thinker Lawrence Lessig discusses the idea of creative borrowing as a fundamental principle of creativity. He also acknowledges the need to balance this with the protection\u00a0 individual creators\u00a0 and their creative and intellectual property. Both of these principles are, he argues, key to\u00a0 the future development of ideas and\u00a0 creativity.<\/p>\n Lessig cites the example of Walt Disney who employed this practice of creative borrowing\u00a0 incredibly successfully.\u00a0 What’s more his own work and that of his studio became hugely influential in the development of others\u2019 work\u00a0 in animation and film as they mimicked and developed the Disney style and methodology. Given the topical nature of copyright law in relation to one of Disney\u2019s most famous sons ( more of this later ), it is worth summarising the story Lessig tells:<\/p>\n Mickey Mouse<\/em> was originally called Steamboat Willie.<\/em><\/p>\n