Will we see another copyright extension in 2018?

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

I see nothing wrong with Mickey still being copyrighted. Disney actually uses that patent, and still does, voluminously so, so it isn't like society is being shortchanged or whatnot. That being said in general I think a further 20 year extension would not be a good idea and some more measured approach would be preferable for sure.

Just because Disney still uses it doesn't mean they should be able to take it out on the rest of us.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Does Disney really make much use of Steamboat Willie qua Steamboat Willie any more? Somehow I don't think it does.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

"Intellectual property" is a horrible concept that needs to die.

An opinion generally professed by those whose ideas don't warrant copyrighting.

Yes, I'm generally in support of the interest of those who don't own capital (whether physical or cultural) over those who do. That's socialism for you.

Stephen Foster and several other nineteenth-century musical figures died in penury because of their lack of any legal entitlement to make money from their own work. Framing actual writers and artists (as opposed to the vultures at Disney or Viacom) as capitalists for purposes of this issue strikes me as a serious mistake.