Many critics of the current copyright system argue that long protection periods stifle innovation. They claim that if works were in the public domain sooner, more derivatives would be created. Claim [1]: However, the possibility of long-term profit is what incentivizes corporations to fund risky creative ventures in the first place. Claim [2]: Without this incentive, many of the works that critics wish to see in the public domain would never be produced. Thus, shortening the protection period could actually result in fewer creative works overall.