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See, that's the thing, why would it mean a huge loss of jobs? Has Disney stopped making new content? Also, if one thing ends up in public domain, it does not mean that all related materials would end up in public domain as well. I mean, look at the Three Stooges. There are 4 episodes in public domain, yet they're still very tightly locked down. For a while, things stooge related were so bad that Comedy III (the company started by Moe, Larry, and Joe Derita back in the 50s when they were getting a raw deal from studios) went around suing everyone who even made fan websites. I'd say that public domain hasn't hurt them any, if they've been able to hold on the copyright for the likenesses through other, newer works.
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