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The fact that Disney has made use of public domain is irrelevant. We aren’t arguing about how to change the past.
That none of Disney’s content is public domain, yet is. Nobody has been able to copy Disney stories or characters and yet there is no end to non-Disney characters and stories that have been and are being created.
Anyone can copy and use the original PD sources that Disney used. But “nobody” wants that. There is no market demand for generic Snow White. Nobody wants to write Handsel and Grettle fan fic. People want to use, copy and play in the economicly active properties of Disney, Twilight, Harry Potter, Star Wars and the like.
The only reason these properties have current value is via the ongoing current investment the rights holders are plowing into them. That’s why a Harry Potter book is likely to outsell any generic boy-wizard book.
The value belongs to the creator, not the public. The public receives it's value in having creators creating.
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