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Other than liking the nice round number of 20 years, that’s exactly my take. Copyright longevity creates perverse incentives for rights holders, and it locks down the ability of other creators to use common cultural references.
Copyright is life of the Author +70 years, patent is 20 years from filing.
Damn that mouse, I'd even be fine with life of the author in theory. But life of the author +70 freaking years is ridiculous.
People would take out hits on people to free an IP, if it is particularly valuable. So lets not bind it to an authors life at all.