I’m not a big fan of copyright. The idea is good – that artists should be paid for their efforts – but the concept has been perverted. What started out as a way to keep big companies from profiteering on artists has ended up as a way for big companies to profiteer on artists.
Here’s an inspirational article on what Zen Habit’s logger Leo Babauta says about why he’s releasing all of his works into the public domain: http://zenhabits.net/open-source-blogging-feel-free-to-steal…
