> I don't like Disney but I think they have the right to protect Mickey Mouse so long as they are a viable entity/business. I strongly disagree with that. Just

> I don't like Disney but I think they have the right to protect Mickey Mouse so long as they are a viable entity/business. I strongly disagree with that. Just like with patents, the regulative protection must end at some point so the cultural and technological heritage is shared among all descendants, and not just a few lucky. The protection duration is already too long, not too short.