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I just don't understand why people would consider something that someone else creates to be of no protectable value because it comes from the mind rather than a factory. But that's where this disagreement lies, I suppose.



I think you are right. Things that come from someone's mind can be easily copied by another mind. I don't like the idea of ownership of thoughts and ideas. I believe copyrights were intended to protect profits. Ok, that's a good thing. But when it restricts personal use it crosses the line.

Copyrights don't guarantee profits; they just guarantee that others won't profit off of your creation. The fact is these days, CD's are almost worthless. If they can't profit off of the goods they provide, then that's their problem. Nobody else is either.