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I don't have any problem with the copyright concept - it's there for the public good (to encourage works to be created) and to help make sure the creator is compensated.
But the endless extensions have gotten out of hand.
And as far as the years being extended because life spans are longer - sure, that's true on average. But the elites and upper class folks, the kind of people you'd think would be creating works, often lived very long lives. John Adams died at age 90. Ben Franklin was 84. etc.
Copyright shouldn't have been extended much past 28 years. Life and life+ terms are ridiculous, and I think honestly more the doing of corporate interests (like Disney) than anything else.
This is why, however, this kind of petition is pointless. There's too many copyrights in the hands of corporate interests and too much money involved. I think we're at a period of endless copyright, frankly. If Life + a bunch of years isn't too much to be "limited" for the Supreme Court, then what is?
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