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> Copyright terms have regularly been extended by Congress and they are astoundingly long now. There has been no appetite for extending terms in recent years,
by secabeen 3y ago
> Copyright terms have regularly been extended by Congress and they are astoundingly long now.
There has been no appetite for extending terms in recent years, and things are entering the public domain again, including _Steamboat Willie_. I think there is an understanding that the CTEA will end up as the final extension and that further extensions are unlikely.
- Vt71fcAqt7 3y agoThey extended it to be in line with the Berne Convention of Europe. It won't happen as easily again because there is no precedent for longer terms.
- kibibu 3y agoI have a suspicion that this is why steamboat willy has been in the Disney intro for the last few years - so it can be a trademark (which don't have expiry dates)