It isn’t about “knock-off” Mickey Mouse products. It’s about anyone being able to re-tell culturally important stories. I would argue that we do not want a soci

It isn’t about “knock-off” Mickey Mouse products. It’s about anyone being able to re-tell culturally important stories. I would argue that we do not want a society where a single company/entity is the only one legally allowed to create stories using characters and settings that are important to the society. As for “knockoff” products. Imagine where Disney would be if the Brothers Grimm had maintained copyright over the stories they put into writing.