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@icedquinn @lain @galena @newt even just keeping copyright/patents at their current amount of expansion seems like a pipe-dream. They continually expand and extend in a form of inflation. See the "Mickey Mouse Protection Act".

In my view, the core problem is that the culture still views patents and copyright laws as a moral good: the more of them the better. The opposite is actually the case, and the "garage inventor" argument for patents imo is ridiculous as the average/typical case is them being held back by broadly worded patents. The 3d-printing explosion only took place because of patent expiry for a device that never saw much traction. It's like saying that playing the lottery can be profitable for a few who play it, so it's a net good for all who play it. (I'm not saying that's what you're arguing)

Law and politics is downstream from culture, and the sentiment of "that's just the way it is" is suppressing reform. The insane RIAA and MPAA stuff has helped culturally. But there's this persistent myth that the big companies would go broke and people would starve, even if the laws just slow their expansion.

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