> The strongest case that could be made for it, which a couple of people resurrected recently, is that Congress made a decision around 1978 that we should put s

> The strongest case that could be made for it, which a couple of people resurrected recently, is that Congress made a decision around 1978 that we should put software in the copyright system. But that was a complete disaster. Why was it a complete disaster? I've heard lots of criticism of software patents or even closed source software but copyright isn't to blame for either as far as I can tell.