[jjm2111]

Copywrights should have an expiration, just like patents.

[Tribune7]

Copywrights should have an expiration, just like patents.

yup

[frgoff]

Copywrights should have an expiration, just like patents.

They do. 80 years after the death of the author. It used to be less, but Disney has been lobbying congress every few years to have the copyright extended to keep Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters copyrighted.