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Re:GitHub Copi­lot inves­ti­ga­tion by tzs on Monday October 17, 2022 @10:44PM (#33242387)
That's a bit of an exaggeration. There have only been two copyright term extensions since Mickey Mouse was created, and only one of those can even remotely be attributed to Disney lobbying.
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Re:GitHub Copi­lot inves­ti­ga­tion by kmeisthax on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @12:14AM (#33242888)
Even for the term extension that is attributable to Disney, you can also attribute it to Germany and the formation of the EU. "Mickey Mouse Protection Act" is funny, yes, but also an oversimplification.

This is also why I fully expect Steamboat Willie to fall out of copyright protection in January 2024 - right on schedule. There's a few countries that have supra-EU copyright terms, but none of them are dealmakers. Nobody is demanding we match Mexico's life+100 terms, for example.

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