Disney has bought 20 years extension of its copyright twice. The last one was the so called micky mells copyright term extension act. All copyrights were extended for forty more years because of disney. It destroyed, for decades, access to an enormous wealth of american popular culture. If you're not taking some stand, then somebody else is making that choice for you.
“Mine” is one of the first words babies learn. By the time we grow up, the idea of ownership seems natural. But who controls the space behind your airplane seat: you reclining or the squished laptop user behind? Why is plagiarism wrong, but it’s okay to knock-off a recipe or a dress design? Mine! explains these puzzles and many more.