If anybody has the time, I suggest reading Against Intellectual Monopoly. http://www.dklevine.com/general/intellectual/against.htm http://www.dklevine.com/gener

If anybody has the time, I suggest reading Against Intellectual Monopoly. http://www.dklevine.com/general/intellectual/against.htm http://www.dklevine.com/general/intellectual/against.htm. It's a fairly well thought out and well researched argument for the abolition of copyright. There are a few examples of how people can still make money off of content that anyone can access. The basic premise is that the content creator has the advantage of releasing the material, and therefore can leverage it for profit even though others can copy the material.