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Mister Ed · 05-10-2012, 11:29 AM

I just realized something. It seems like, in a twisted way, the importance of preserving culturally significant things was used as justification for some of the more egregious extensions of copyright, when copyright holders essentially argued that they NEEDED to retain copyright to protect culturally significant things like Mickey Mouse from being messed with by all the people that would get their hands on him when the copyrights expired.

I don't know what point I'm attempting to make with that observation (if any), and don't consider it very relevant to the discussion at hand. I was just struck by the irony.

05-10-2012, 11:29 AM	#41
Mister Ed Junior Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 21	I just realized something. It seems like, in a twisted way, the importance of preserving culturally significant things was used as justification for some of the more egregious extensions of copyright, when copyright holders essentially argued that they NEEDED to retain copyright to protect culturally significant things like Mickey Mouse from being messed with by all the people that would get their hands on him when the copyrights expired. I don't know what point I'm attempting to make with that observation (if any), and don't consider it very relevant to the discussion at hand. I was just struck by the irony.