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I agree that copyright terms are too long. Lifetime+(small number) is appropriate, lifetime x 2 is too much, and I expect Disney will just keep trying to make it longer.
In general, though, I think people forget that copyright protects more than entertainment media. If developers don't get paid, we won't get things we need, like word processors, tax software, applied science, more efficient cars - basically anything that requires resources beyond time and brainpower, or is not fun to do. Sure, developers will write Linux for free, and hobbyists will make stuff in their garages, but who is going to put them together to make and sell iPhones?
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