I found yesterday's discussion of copyright laws very interesting. I now know about fair use and what constitutes infringement. I was especially interested by the lifespan of a copyright. Copyrights have obviously become more important, as they originally only lasted fourteen years, but now last seventy years after the creator dies. It's crazy that Disney was able to extend how long they owned the rights to their characters. While I understand their wanting to make money off Walt’s characters for as long as possible, I disagree with their lobbying congress to extend copyright protection. (That Sonny Bono was their representative is pretty hilarious). At some point those characters need to become public domain because they are an important part of American cultural history. And besides, they make plenty of money off more recent characters and movies. I hope Disney is unable to make any more changes to copyright law.
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