Episode 32 • • 1:08:59 - 1:13:37
32: Benefits Supervisor Sleeping
Copyright Extension and the Loss of Public Domain
The extension of copyright terms in the United States, often attributed to lobbying by Disney and the late Sonny Bono, has significantly hindered the availability of 20th-century art in the public domain. This legal landscape makes it difficult for educators and authors to reproduce works by artists like Picasso without expensive licensing fees.