I&#x27;m going to play Devil&#x27;s Advocate and say that the Winnie the Pooh copyright is better off in the hands of a large corporation that can use it to create wealth.  Besides that, it&#x27;s not like the Queen of England owns it and keeps it hidden away where only VIPs can see it (I&#x27;m looking at you, Vermeer&#x27;s The Music Lesson).  They use it to create media that the majority of people on this forum have happily consumed.  What do we get if it goes into the public domain?  The ability to download old books for free that you&#x27;d otherwise have to pay...oh...fifty cents for at the local St. Vincent De Paul?  Slash fiction?  (Again, Devil&#x27;s Advocate, so no down votes.)