I wasn't aware of the fact that anything you create instantly has copyright protection on it. I was previously under the impression that you had to have things registered before they were given official protection. Similar to patents for technologies, I thought the processes between the two were similar. I think this is a very good protection, particularly because the digital art medium is on the rise. In this digital age there are so many people online who feel like they deserve everything for free just because its on the internet. There are tons of digital only artists, their art may not be corporeal but it is still significant, so that means it needs protection from these people. This law is also important to me because I'm thinking about pursuing my own art someday, probably not under any professional circumstances, but it will still feel nice to have protections over the work.

The part that impressed me the most is Disney's grip on the Mickey Mouse copyright. They were given special corporate rights to hold onto his copyright longer than a regular person and their time is almost up, but I don't believe they're going to just give up the mouse that easily. I think they're going to do a hard lobby to get their copyright on the mouse extended indefinitely. That might sound a little absurd, but Disney is one of the hugest corporations in the world today. I feel like if they really wanted to do something like this then they could. If this didn't happen however, I would love to see what people do with a Mickey Mouse who has no copyright. I think some wonderful projects could come into fruition if Disney wasn't holding such a type grip on the mouse. A Mickey Mouse horror movie would be an amazing sight to see.