[ConservingFreedom]

Things are being patented/copyrighted that should never be allowed to be patented/copyrighted, suche as mathematical/computer algorithms. Or genes.

I agree 110%. But I don't think many people are illegally downloading algorithms or genetic codes.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The point is, lawlessness by government breeds contempt for the law.

Plus, they’re are now so many laws that the average person commits “three felonies a day.” You can google the book of that title.