[infogulch]

> Disney would not exist

Nonsense. Disney would make plenty of money on Frozen 17 with Snow White in the public domain. Extreme copyright lifetimes just stifle public creativity and are an excuse to implement draconian and authoritarian practices.

[musicale]

I assume PP meant if copyright didn't expire, Disney wouldn't exist.

Though I'm not sure that Disney would have been deterred in every case.