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Copyright: How It Went Wrong

CGP Grey

Copyright: How It Went Wrong

CGP Grey's five-minute animated explainer on how copyright terms grew from 14 years to life plus decades. It uses Disney and Star Wars examples to argue the system has gone wrong.

HN shares it as a short summary of why copyright length matters and the history of Disney-driven term extensions.

9 Hacker News mentions · 2012–2020

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  • Law, policing & justice
  • Media, journalism & propaganda

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