Companies didn’t want to lose copyright on previously created works, most notably Steam Boat Willy.
US constitution says copyright duration needs to be finite, but it kept being extended in little increments. Nobody has succeeded in pushing for more than 70 years yet so slowly a few works have been entering the public domain every year including just recently Steamboat Willie.
US constitution says copyright duration needs to be finite, but it kept being extended in little increments. Nobody has succeeded in pushing for more than 70 years yet so slowly a few works have been entering the public domain every year including just recently Steamboat Willie.