[Tfug] OT: Dumping Comcast TV. Dish or Direct?

Ryan Cresawn jrcresawn at gmail.com
Tue Sep 29 17:59:21 MST 2009


On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 5:18 PM, John Karns <johnkarns at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, according to wikipedia anyway, it was 28 years.  My understanding
> is that Disney has been the entity driving the extensions.  Just as
> the copyright term on Mickey Mouse nears expiration, they get a
> Congressperson to introduce an extension.

Disney's influence on copyright laws is discussed in Free Culture by
Lawrence Lessig.  The book is available for free.

http://www.free-culture.cc/

Ryan




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