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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
Should a company like Disney go into public domain 70 years after the death of Roy Disney? He and his brother (Walt) built this company up and turned it into a valuable piece of property. Why should their work be allowed to be passed on forever and an author's work not?
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Disney is an interesting example, no other company I know of uses so much public domain material to create contents.
Personally, I'd consider a copyright period of twice 10 or 15 years sufficient. The creation of intellectual property never happens in a vacuum, but always within a society that provides ideas and inspiration. That the intellectual property eventually moves back to society seems a logical consequence in that light.