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	by marcosdumay 1 day ago
	Either that or some exponentially increasing tax so that Disney can keep their vault. (I'm perfectly fine with them keeping it if they pay some proper taxes.)

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the important thing is that copyright serves the public good, I do not think it currently does, at least not as well as it could

The whole purpose is to promote the progress of science and the useful arts.

The implementation is no longer in alignment with that constitutional requirement.

They pay taxes every time that they make money off Mickey Mouse, regardless of copyright status.

Do they? scope out their federal tax liability in 2025.

Yes, and they should pay taxes whether they use it or not if they want to keep it out of the public domain.