Should optical discs last forever?

An article in CNET poses the question:

Would you like your digital-storage media to last 20 years, 25 years, 30 years, 35 years or 40 years? If you're an organization or government agency, the U.S. government and an
optical-disc industry group would like you to answer that question in a quick survey.

Find the article here: http://tinyurl.com/63ax4
Find the survey here: http://www.dvda.org/html/nist_survey.php
Survey responses will be accepted until May 31, 2005.