Regarding: > 3. The government has already paid for the work to be done through taxes and this power is basically absolute; if you disagree try and not pay tax

Regarding: > 3. The government has already paid for the work to be done through taxes and this power is basically absolute; if you disagree try and not pay taxes and see how long you stay out of prison Why shouldn't the government have a mechanism for funding future work (through monetization of copyright)? For example a portion of tax payer money may be used to fund an initial effort that is then intended to be self-funded going forward (particularly for efforts that require additional work to complete, or ongoing maintenance). In this way the cost burden largely falls on the consumer of the information (who is presumably getting some value from the information) versus the general tax payer.