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> If let's say Star Wars falls out of copyright tomorrow, economically that has two effects. One, Disney loses a ton of future revenue. Two, countless Disney other people create derivatives of Star Wars, and they make money from those. Competition is increased.

Three, the derivatives are made and Disney starts marketing "Disney's Star Wars" which continue to be the high-demand (and high-value) versions. The situation is unchanged.

For example, you can currently buy The Little Mermaid in non-Disney form[1], but Disney's version is what most people want.

[1] - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=little+mermaid+Hans+Christian+And...