The MPAA is just a publicity shunt so that people don't associate the bad press of the MPAA with the 8 brands that are behind it. [0]
The Copyright Extension Act of 1998 is called Mickey Mouse Protection Act. [1]
The modern BS of copyright lasting 100yrs [2] is caused because of the Disney corporation and the Mickey Mouse brand. Copyright will always be at least ($current_year - 1928) because of the Mickey Mouse brand.
She feels hopeless because the company that wrote modern copyright law is infringing on her copyright.
Hopelessness is a common feeling when someone from the working class is faces a fight against a multi-national company who can invest millions in legal fees.
Maybe the thought of investing a bunch of time and money on a possibly fruitless lawsuit is less appealing to her than spending time doing art. Yet, she may feel a moral obligation to her peers not to let Disney's behavior pass; placing her in a position where she feels powerless. Or maybe she just engaged in a bit of hyperbole.
The MPAA is just a publicity shunt so that people don't associate the bad press of the MPAA with the 8 brands that are behind it. [0]
The Copyright Extension Act of 1998 is called Mickey Mouse Protection Act. [1]
The modern BS of copyright lasting 100yrs [2] is caused because of the Disney corporation and the Mickey Mouse brand. Copyright will always be at least ($current_year - 1928) because of the Mickey Mouse brand.
She feels hopeless because the company that wrote modern copyright law is infringing on her copyright.
0: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Association_of_A...
1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Term_Extension_Act
2: Graph of US copyright terms from 1790 (30 yrs of copyright) to modern times
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Copyright_term.svg
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I always find the hypocrisy of Disney amazing given that the majority of their IP is a remix of something someone else wrote.