Once a creator reaches a (likely fuzzy, undefined, needs more study) threshold, they gain the ability to negatively influence the laws in their favor, against t

Once a creator reaches a (likely fuzzy, undefined, needs more study) threshold, they gain the ability to negatively influence the laws in their favor, against the laws' original intent. Regulatory capture and all. Look at all the lobbying that happened by the Walt Disney Corporation, among others, to extend the copyright term to the insanity we see today. Some people/corporations also want perpetual copyright that never expires, and they tend to be the larger ones (although not all, so that is sort of almost orthogonal).