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And it only took damn-near a century after the author’s death for it to expire. Copyright law on both sides of the pond is asinine. The supporters of copyrigh

And it only took damn-near a century after the author’s death for it to expire. Copyright law on both sides of the pond is asinine. The supporters of copyright fear monger and present a parade of horribles that will flow if excessive copyright isn’t allowed. (Folks will “abuse” the Mickey Mouse character via pornography, etc). But I think history has, and will continue to, prove out that these are BS and that it’s all just a cash grab.

concordDance 3y ago
> Folks will “abuse” the Mickey Mouse character via pornography, etc Clearly these people haven't actually looked at cartoon porn sites.
- rjmunro 3y ago
  That's not even copyright, that's Trademarks and maybe registered design patents. If I draw fan art of Mickey Mouse, it's copyright me, not Disney. If I sell it or use it for promoting something, then it's probably a violation of Disney's trademarks - trademarks are there to make sure you don't think something was made by one entity when it was actually made by another. Trademarks don't expire after 50 or 80 years or whatever. They exist as long as the holder continues to assert them.