Weinzierl's throwing a reality check about how works like Mickey Mouse can get yanked back from public domain – it's like a copyright yo-yo. Mod50ack chimes in, saying the U.S. isn't too keen on extending copyrights anymore, thanks to the Berne Convention's rules. And est31? They remind us that the U.S. plays by its own rules when domestic interests are at stake, even in the world of copyrights. It's like a tug-of-war where both sides have some pretty heavy hitters.