Nods. Most open source users forget the Free as in speech not free as in beer bit.

But as a huge open source fan. I have to admit there is a huge element of comunism style idealism from some open source advacates.

I seem to remember a Richard stallman article abut the fact that charging for software should be illeagal and the government should fund all software development.

I can understand (although not agree with) some of the piracy of DVDs and music. Due to the DRM and the fact that the money dose not often go to the artist.

But software engineers do not hold concerts.

EDIT: That said copyright law has gotten out of hand. We should be returning to the 14 year terms not increasing it to life plus 70.

The idea of the law was to give creaters the chance to make a profit before moving the information etc into the public domain.