Copyright Madness

Copyright is a restriction on free speech. Some say it is a necessary evil. Intellectual property rights are artificial rules created by society for its own benefit. The reasoning is that better work will be produced since the creators can invest more time in them in the hope of a substantial reward.

Some copyright owners insist on pushing the envelope in the quest for larger profits:

ASCAP (the same folks who went after Girl Scouts for singing around a campfire) appears to believe that every time your musical ringtone rings in public, you're violating copyright law by "publicly performing" it without a license.

This unabashed greed will ultimately be counter-productive. It will demonstrate the unreasonableness of current copyright law and lead more people to flout it.