When first implemented, copyright and trademarks served to encourage new ideas, by allowing a small period of time in which said ideas could not be replicated (about 20 years). Companies decided that this isn't good enough and now the system is messed up to the point that it is today. It completely defeats its original purpose as companies like Disney can just continuously profit off of decades old ideas.
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When first implemented, copyright and trademarks served to encourage new ideas, by allowing a small period of time in which said ideas could not be replicated (about 20 years). Companies decided that this isn't good enough and now the system is messed up to the point that it is today. It completely defeats its original purpose as companies like Disney can just continuously profit off of decades old ideas.