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Yeah, I could really go on a rant here - was trying to keep my original topic restricted to fact-checking, but MAN those extensions and such get on my nerves, Mr. Mouse. I try to stick within the law and so become aware of it, yet I exercise "fair use" to the fullest extent I can (I buy LOTS of music online - I don't share it, but I remove the annoying DRM (fair use!)). So yes, copyright seems to have had its purpose hijacked. If there's nothing "new" moving into the public domain every year then the system is broken, unless there was a dearth of new literature X years back. I'm a believer in making your own place in the world - inheriting copyright to harvest royalties from a literary work by your great-great-grandfather doesn't fit into that belief. And considering that 90% of literature (OK, that's my own made-up stat - be interested to see a real one) doesn't generate revenue for anyone after a few short years anyway...
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