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Just to clarify, we all have the right to the work. We just choose to grant author’s and businesses a time of exclusivity in owning it.

Mickey Mouse from 1928 is back in our hands. In whatever year Song of the South goes into public domain, Disney cannot stop its distribution.

Pedantic I know, but it’s important to remember that copyright isn’t an inalienable right. It’s one that we decided to give authors and then decided to give to businesses.



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