I just find myself wondering if the downside of the necessary protection of conglomerates and corporations like Disney, Warner Bros., Fox, etc. is that many works will never receive that posthumous "second wave" of popularity that comes from those "classics" editions that are so often associated with public domain works. Times have changed. I do support some limited expiration of copyright due to the factor I note above, but at the same time I'm realistic and note that there's no way in this world that Disney's copyrights could ever lapse without a huge amount of turmoil and confusion. I just wonder if there may be a middle ground somewhere where a lifetime+70/95 after initial publication may be applicable in single-creator works and something more indefinite when multiple rights/signed-away rights are concerned.

As someone who has two copyrighted works that won't expire until at least the last quarter of the 21st century (and hopefully into the 22nd), it would be nice if by some miracle my translations made enough royalties to provide some income for myself and any relatives...but I think it'd be odd if it were to go to the fourth or fifth generation born after my death.