You're forgetting that copyright is limited. The public grants companies a limited license to profit off the work and then it enters the public domain. At least

You're forgetting that copyright is limited. The public grants companies a limited license to profit off the work and then it enters the public domain. At least, thats how it's suppose to be, but corporations lobbied to extend copyright for, how many years is it now? Your argument is the one that is disingenuous.