Disney lost so much money they can't do lobbying anymore and extend their patents
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It was not a thing in the past because Disney could buy politicians to extend patents, so every single time it was coming closer, they just went full lobby mode and got more years into the law. But now they are so broke after so many failures that they didn't even managed to do that.
I think you mean copyrights. Patents still expire in the lifetime of their creator, I think.
This is one of the reasons WD-40 was never patented--and why there are no generics.
A patent would require them to disclose how it's made.
I imagine pissing off a significant chunk of the politicians who could help extend your copyright probably also doesnt help. Not that they would say no, but probably that it would make them angry enough the money needed to make them dance is now too high.
They've been using the Steamboat Willy cartoon as a trademark for the last few years in preparation for this since trademarks don't expire.
Really though the entire concept of IP is bullshit. The idea that you could still own someone's ideas long after they're dead is absurd, nor could you sell a person's thoughts any more than their body or soul.