http://mediacrit.com a blog of news and journalism criticism Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:35:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://mediacrit.com/what-went-wrong-with-copyright http://mediacrit.com/what-went-wrong-with-copyright#comments Fri, 11 Aug 2006 23:13:14 +0000 Christopher Martin http://mediacrit.com/?p=44 Corporate owners have millions of dollars to gain by keeping their properties out of the public domain. Disney, a major lobbyist for the 1998 extension, would have lost its copyright to Mickey Mouse in 2004, but now will continue to earn millions on its movies, t-shirts, and Mickey Mouse watches through 2024. Warner/Chappell Music, which owns the copyright to the popular “Happy Birthday to You” song, will keep generating money on the song through 2030. ]]> http://mediacrit.com/what-went-wrong-with-copyright/feed 1