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Originally Posted by khalleron
Why is Mickey 'special'? Why should Disney have exclusive rights to him forever and ever, when the same principles applied to the works of the Brothers Grimm or Charles Perrault or Shakespeare would mean that most of Disney's movies would not even exist?
Yes, others are free to use Hamlet or Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty, but no one will ever be allowed to use Mickey because some corporation can buy a few Senators.
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This is where the discussion would veer to how a "pay to play" political system like we have in Texas really works, and who it benefits and doesn't benefit.
But that's a discussion for another board which I don't feel much like opting into.
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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg
Under the US Constitution, copyright is for a limited period. The US Congress, in 1998, saw fit to set the limited period, for works released prior to 1978, at 95 years. Politically, I think it would be impossible for this to be further extended. Others disagree. In ten years, we'll find out who is right.
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We'll have to see how the midterm election goes and who gets a majority.