[Vaslo]

What did he say then. He basically said and I’ll say another way so others understand

1) You spend time creating a great idea for a character or story

2) You get a limited amount of time to capitalize on it

3) I have a multimillion dollar corp where I can take the idea and spend loads of money making it popular through new works I can capitalize on

4) Sorry original creator, it’s now in the public domain very shortly after so womp womp

5) Oh and by the way I am a multibillion dollar company and did the math and I can afford those taxes in the “saner world” that the individual cannot for a longer period, so….

Also works the other way where a small corp spends tons of capital to come up with an idea or story and now they just have to give it for free before they can recoup? Talk about stifling innovation

[dmitriid]

Context is important.

We're talking about Disney the multi-trillion-dollar corp holding copyright for countless works for decades after the original creators died.

Yes, in this case, resounding yes: the longer you hold on to something, the more you have to pay (exponentially, if possible).

I doubt anyone is really arguing that a creator shouldn't benefit from their works.

Mickey Mouse is almost 94 years old now. Guess what. Brothers Grimm published the 7th edition of their tales in 1857. The last of Brothers Grimm died in 1863. Walt Disney released Snow White in 1937, Cinderella in 1950, etc. But sure. Do tell us how we are not allowed to do anything about Mickey Mouse

[Tao3300]

The Brothers Grimm wrote Aschenputtel, whereas Cendrillon was written by Perrault in 1697.

[_aavaa_]

That's how things work now. You think having a copyright on something will matter if the multibillion dollar company fights you and drags out the legal process until you run out of money?

[bdowling]

A small creator doesn’t need a lot of money to sue a big corporate entity that infringes their work because (1) the statutory penalties for copyright infringement are intentionally high and (2) lawyers will take cases on a contingent fee basis if there’s a reasonable chance of winning.