Question 1 Many notable characters songs and movie

Question 1 Many notable characters songs and movies that were previously set to enter into the public domain have not as of yet due to repeated extensions of the copyright laws that have extended protections. Many of the Disney characters, including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy, among others that were created in the early part of the 20th century, would have long since entered into the public domain if not for subsequent changes in the law. Other works, such as A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh and Hemingway's Three Stories and Ten Poems would also be public domain items and available to the world at nominal or no cost, yet are not due to changes in the law. Is this fair? How long after the death of an author should copyright protections continue to exist before works become part of the public domain and freely accessible to all? Question 2: We have all seen hundreds of television ads for automobiles that carry the message that we will find the man or woman of our dreams if we buy a particular car. Read the Brennan v. Bally Total Fitness case in Doc Sharing. Discuss the difference between the unconscionable contract that was ruled to be unenforceable in the Bally case, on the one hand, and a standard credit purchase contract for a $35,000 car that might be executed by a lonely night-shift employee at a Wendy- on the other. Could the Wendy- employee hope to avoid the obligations of contract on grounds that the ad was a misleading inducement to sign the contract? Explain 

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