Posted by Adam Quinan on October 05, 2007 at 11:19:28 from 99.226.247.88 user Adam.
In Reply to: Re: Copyright (was Swallowdale - the missing link? posted by John Wilson on October 05, 2007 at 09:42:33:
The gradual increase in length of copyright validity is mostly based on the desire of the Disney Corporation to keep Mickey Mouse under their control. The US extended it at Disney's behest and then pressurised other countries to extend their copyright time as well when negotiating trade deals.