I think there's a lot of truth; a lot of sense in sswift's post.
In the digital age, the notion of intellectual property has gottten everyone jumpy. In an attempt to seal up all the potential leaks, I think they're beginning to go too far - they're cutting off the air supply...
I also think that the period of copyright for computer games should be shortened to reflect the nature of the medium; they're not like books! We don't need 70 years of copyright (or whatever ridiculous period of time it is now, thanks Disney!) on a videogame. And the rights of a company to hold a copyright should also be restricted - they're not like individuals; they don't die of old age...
In the digital age, the notion of intellectual property has gottten everyone jumpy. In an attempt to seal up all the potential leaks, I think they're beginning to go too far - they're cutting off the air supply...
I also think that the period of copyright for computer games should be shortened to reflect the nature of the medium; they're not like books! We don't need 70 years of copyright (or whatever ridiculous period of time it is now, thanks Disney!) on a videogame. And the rights of a company to hold a copyright should also be restricted - they're not like individuals; they don't die of old age...