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Please don't comment on downvotes. It is what it is, and it can change if you wait. In response, yes laws change. It was once well established that separate bu
by djsumdog 9y ago
Please don't comment on downvotes. It is what it is, and it can change if you wait.
In response, yes laws change. It was once well established that separate but equal was equal; and blacks could have their own bathrooms and drinking fountains. It was once legal to employee 13 year old boys as factory workers.
Disney's big items are well past their trademark expiration dates. Mickey Mouse should be public domain soon, but Disney is large enough they keep lobbying for laws that extend their IP well beyond what it should be.
We do need copyright reform, especially in cases like this where the physical disks aren't even made anymore.
- retrogradeorbit 9y agoPeople should be allowed to comment on down votes. Wait, let me guess, its 'well established'.
- djsumdog 9y agoNo, it's in the guidelines: > Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html