The late Jack Valenti, former head of the MPAA, actually suggested that copyright terms last for &quot;forever minus one day&quot;. Lawrence Lessig argued a case before the Supreme Court (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Eldred_v._Ashcroft" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Eldred_v._Ashcroft</a>) trying to get the Sonny Bono Copyright Extension Act overturned, but lost 7 to 2.