I don't necessarily disagree with the legal opinion here, but I think copyright has gotten way out of control and it's time to remake these laws. It should pre

I don't necessarily disagree with the legal opinion here, but I think copyright has gotten way out of control and it's time to remake these laws. It should prevent flat-out photocopying and resale of a book, but nothing else. If you draw your own illustrations for the text of some book -- have at it. If you invent your own scenarios involving the characters of a book -- have at it. If you invent new words for an existing song -- have at it. All of these things are under threat and probably completely illegal at this point, and I don't think that's where society wants to be in another 200 years. It might be time to rethink what people actually want here, and change the laws.