Taking matters into our own hands (Score 0)

1) As a developer of software, I have put many small programs onto the net for free download/use but I always put a copyright notice in them so that my rights are not abused.

2) For the products I've developed, it has become neccessary to build in "authentication" logic that registers the target computer with a server that looks for illegal copies. This is was Windows XP has done and I feel will become the norm for all software in the future. I wouldn't be suprised to see it exended to CD/DVD copy protection also.

If copyright is struck down or replaced/de-enhanced with something evil, I may loss my rights in 1) and 2) may become an illegal scheme itself.

This is not right. I think that there should be a way to share ideas on one hand and protect corporate interests on the other. And it should be up to the individual (or people/corporations developing an idea) to make that call. Governments are suppose to give people/corporations tools that encourage innovation not put up road blocks. If producing software becomes legally entangled, we will all lose.

Anyway, that's my 2 cents worth.