How Copyright Terms Expanded From 14 Years to Life Plus Decades
CGP Grey · Explainer · 5 min · 2011 · YouTube title: Copyright: How It Went Wrong
Why it's here
HN shares it as a short summary of why copyright length matters and the history of Disney-driven term extensions.
What it covers
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.