sicklittlemonkey wrote:
As I said, I never cared much for Disney, although once in a great while I might find something of theirs I like.The 116+ million yearly visitors to Disney theme parks don't share this lack of enthusiasm. That's where the real money is with Mickey Mouse & co. And you may not realise how big it is in other countries, like Japan. I have a Disney bank book around here somewhere.
And this gives them the moral right to control copyright legislation in the United States and, via international arm-twisting, the world?
At the risk of being pedantic, the traditional goal of copyright and patent protections is to further creativity and benefit society as a whole. It is most specifically not intended to bolster a business model or a revenue stream. At some point things got turned around, methinks.