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Originally Posted by leebase

Of course people violate copyright, but there would it would be far different without copyright.

I was arguing against your specific example: "Or right porn using Disney Characters. While it's obvious the great harm Disney would incur..."

I don't think it would cause great harm. And parody is not considered copyright violation.

Or, perhaps you are attempting to make the case that there would be no financial harm to Disney if anyone could create Mickey Mouse content?

If Mickey fell into the public domain, Disney would lose some money, sure. But that's not a good argument for eternal copyright protection.

And yes, if there had been perpetual copyright, or any copyright, then Disney would have had to NAME it's stories differently. Princess in the Woods instead of Snow White.

You seem to be changing your tactics. Your initial repeated point was: "It's not obvious at all as to why society needs stories about Mickey Mouse that aren't created by Disney."

Disney would have had to do quite a bit more than change the name to avoid copyright violation. Particularly with The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Pinocchio.

I think Snow White, Fantasia and Pinocchio are landmarks in the art of animation and society is better off for them having been created.

Many of the great ballets (Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Giselle, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Sleeping Beauty) are derivative works. Shakespeare probably didn't write A Midsummer Night's Dream thinking it would make a corker of a ballet.

The point is, just because you in your infinite wisdom can't see what good might come from a character entering the public domain doesn't mean no good thing would ever come of it.