I think it should be easier to create things, not harder. We should stimulate creation, experimentation, research, remixing and refinement. Copyright laws makes

I think it should be easier to create things, not harder. We should stimulate creation, experimentation, research, remixing and refinement. Copyright laws makes it harder then it should be to create things. Creativity should not be limited by copyright. Having commercial exclusivity for 50, 100 or 200 years won't make creation any easier for original author or any other person following. Being able to make some money is an incentive for certain types of works, and you should also be able to do that in the future. But for most people it not about that, how large a percent of books are really making a lot of money after 10 years? The unpopular are forgotten and the popular are already in paperback with small profit margins. And if there are some books that make a lot of money after 10 years, isn't there already a sequel? And if there isn't, wouldn't it be better to stimulate the creation of one? For most people who are in favor of copyright, it's not about making money, it's about control. Control of information. Society should not accept the control of public information. Ideas, knowledge and information have their value in their non-exclusivity. The Pirate Party is the only group I found who stand up for the right to personal development. To be able to educate yourself with free information. And that, to me, is a really powerful concept.