Anybody else out there think that copyright laws should be more like patent laws or perhaps even more unrestricted? Have you ever heard of the Mickey Mouse Curve? Do you know what Fair Use is and have you ever tried to actually make something under a Fair Use exception? Even if you have expertise in all of these I recommend this video:
Even as the owner of several copyrights I sure do wish things would turn public domain after only 14 years. It would be awesome all around. Crony capitalism sees to it that this cannot be the case. As a real fans of true free market capitalism we should all be sick.