I chose this particular political cartoon because it is very controversial, and the message was very interesting. It has a deep meaning besides the superficial meaning of the United States just sitting around and watching the Nazi party in Germany destroy the nations of the world and have complete power. In the cartoon the United States is identified by the Dr. Seuss version of Uncle Sam that is sitting on top of the tree, which represents the individual countries. The United States is the only country that the Nazi woodpecker has not "pecked" down. The only words in the entire cartoon shows the United States' indifference to the Nazi party taking over the world. This is one of my favorite periods of history to study because it was one of the most critical times in the history of our country.
During World War Two, the United States and other countries tried to appease the Nazi party. They only slapped the Nazi party on the hand for disobeying the rules and terms of the treaty of World War One. Germany had been punished so badly from World War One that the people were desperate, starving, and dying for some political change. When Hitler came around, he gained support solely because he promised reform to the people. Hitler started breaking the terms of the treaty, and the countries did not really want to deal with it. The countries then just told Hitler not to do it again and reiterated the conditions of the treaty. He continued to break the rules, and the United States still did not react appropriately or attempt to stop him.

The Copyright Law

Eric Faden uses the Disney clips to create a common ground between the person watching and Faden himself. Most people today have grown up watching the fairy tales that Disney has produced or are at the least very familiar with the characters and story lines.  Using these clips provides an entertaining way to get his point across about the copyright law, instead of just presenting his case as a plain, boring essay.  He successfully shows that the amount of time the copyright lasts is extended past a reasonable length of time.  His video succeeds in persuading the people watching that the law is becoming ridiculous, and that copyrights are lasting basically forever now.  There are so many stipultions and regulations surrounding the copyright material and when it can or cannot be used, that it is just easier to avoid the material all together.  He successfully persuades his audience that the copyright law needs to be reformed until it has a reasonable length of time and not have such strict rules that it is so hard to use the material. The law needs to take a more neutral approach and not have the copyright last so long.  The person who copyrights the material needs to have a reasonable length of time that he owns all the rights, but with a maximum of 15 years. There needs to be regulations and stipulations on how and when the material can be used but not as strict as the current ones.  The material needs to be more accessible to the public.