Comment Re:Obligatory Heinlein quote (Score 1) 300
Agreed. And for the most part, copyright etc really seems a minor point in the greater scheme of things.
However.....
Where does copyright have an effect on our lives? Music, film, books - these are the things that greatly colour our view of the world and shape our societies. For the computer literate, the same goes for access to programs and code. By locking everything up in the hands of these increasingly amoral companies and syndicates we are allowing them to take control of some of our greatest influences - effectively, they have an overriding influence on the future shape of our society and lifestyles. And I don't think it will be used for the greater good.
A world where every morsel of creativity, be it text, sound, image or idea, is locked up, appraised, tracked and charged for is a poor world indeed.
Yes, yes, I'm dramatising and being melancholy but really, it's all so damn depressing....