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The difference is that the renewal fee is a real tax on IP, whereas Disney paying lawyers mostly benefits lawyers. I don’t mind if Disney still owns “Snow Whit
by pavlov 6y ago
The difference is that the renewal fee is a real tax on IP, whereas Disney paying lawyers mostly benefits lawyers.
I don’t mind if Disney still owns “Snow White” a century from now, if they’re paying a $100M tax to do so.
Such a fee on each copyrighted work is a huge burden even for a large corporation. They’d choose carefully what they want to retain.
- anothernewdude 6y agoDisney doesn't own Snow White, it's a public domain story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White
- Aloha 6y agoI don't care if Disney still owns their rendition of Snow White 100 years from now, so long as they're paying 100m a year for the privilege.