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title: Disney > public domain
date: 2003-01-15 11:10:00.00 -8
tags: posts 
categories: politics
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[Boing Boing](http://www.boingboing.net/) **"**_...will be wearing a black arm-band for the next day in mourning for our shared cultural heritage, as the Library of Alexandria burns anew._**"**

My gut reaction is that this is a bit overreacting but at the same time - the powers of corporations to continually extend their patent / copyright lifetime with no regard for the interests of the public is certainly scary. Damn, I just sounded like Erk.

/me pinches himself.

The big deal is about [this recent supreme court ruling](http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SCOTUS_COPYRIGHTS?SITE=COFOR&SECTION=HOME)...