> Copyright is not in place to protect the authors, but to protect the corporations that own the rights. The system is not perfect, obviously. There are proble

> Copyright is not in place to protect the authors, but to protect the corporations that own the rights. The system is not perfect, obviously. There are problems that need to be addressed. But I refuse to view the world in black and white terms Copyright does protect the author or at least most authors to varying degrees. Just go around and ask any author whether they'd prefer the entire concept of copyright to be abolished because it's used to "protect the corporations"... > You are already living in that dark an intellectually subdued world And I'm certain it could get even darker with no copyright protections at all.