April 21st, 2010 
Brad McGraw 
Copyright:
The legal right granted to an author, composer, playwright, publisher, or distributor to exclusive publication, production, sale, or distribution of a literary, musical, dramatic, or artistic work.
Ok, so we know that copyright comes into play so that artists are not ripped off and can be protected. I get that, and have no problems with it. It is important to have, and artists do need a protection. What goes a little too far is when going after copyright violators becomes a business for lawyers to make money.
The other aspect is if you look at ACTA, DMCA, Three Strikes rules, etc… its pretty much a blanket coverage and targets things that are not ‘piracy’ or ‘infringing’ at all. There is something called a ‘derivative work’ which means you can take original work, use it to create new work, and that is perfectly legal.
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