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===Preservation of cultural works=== The Center for the Study of Public Domain has raised concerns on how the protracted copyright terms in the United States have caused historical films and other cultural works to be destroyed due to disintegration before they can be digitized.<ref name=pooh>{{cite news|last=Vermes|first=Jason|date=10 January 2022|title=How Winnie-the-Pooh highlights flaws in U.S. copyright law β and what that could mean for Canada|url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/trump-supporters-prep-for-2024-bye-bye-blackberry-don-t-look-up-why-we-procrastinate-joygerm-day-and-more-1.6307339/how-winnie-the-pooh-highlights-flaws-in-u-s-copyright-law-and-what-that-could-mean-for-canada-1.6309960|work=[[CBC Radio]]|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]|location=|access-date=8 March 2022|archive-date=March 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308092420/https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/trump-supporters-prep-for-2024-bye-bye-blackberry-don-t-look-up-why-we-procrastinate-joygerm-day-and-more-1.6307339/how-winnie-the-pooh-highlights-flaws-in-u-s-copyright-law-and-what-that-could-mean-for-canada-1.6309960|url-status=live}}</ref> The center has described the copyright terms as "absurdly long" which hold little economic benefit to rights holders and prevents efforts to preserve historical artefacts.<ref name=pooh/> Director Jennifer Jenkins has said that by the time artefacts enter the public domain in the United States after 95 years, many culturally significant works such as old films and sound recordings have already been lost as a consequence of the long copyright terms.<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--not stated-->|date=3 January 2022|title=Why you can now repurpose 'Winnie-the-Pooh' for free|url=https://www.afr.com/companies/media-and-marketing/why-you-can-now-repurpose-winnie-the-pooh-for-free-20220103-p59lka|work=[[Australian Financial Review]]|publisher=[[Nine Entertainment]]|location=|access-date=8 March 2022|archive-date=October 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008104033/https://www.afr.com/companies/media-and-marketing/why-you-can-now-repurpose-winnie-the-pooh-for-free-20220103-p59lka|url-status=live}}</ref>
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