So it is not patents but only copyrights to “works of art” that concern you?
Well ,again,I and all the other philistines ,say NOTHING was created in a vacumn since God Almighty made the universe.All your works of art draw from the entire history of human experience ,like it or not,and while people have usually been willing to reward artists to some degree,only a very few would presume to give or want a free ride in perpetuity.
I am FIRMLY convinced the old patent and copyright laws time limits were,and still are,appropiate,even though they have now been extended to ,in my opinion and lots of people’s, ridiculous lengths.
Since Hatch was an important figure and promoter of those changes ,it is one of my reasons to wish him a quiet retirement beginning November 2012.
Again, it is the leftists and philistines (but I repeat myself) who use the “nothing in a vacuum” argument to deny artistic merit, integrity, and even to negate the very concept of the individual.
You clearly have no background or knowledge in the arts or art history - not a crime - you may be a great person, and I have met some highly cultured people who are not good people - but it seems pointless to.discuss this further with you.
I met Hatch under circumstances where I thought he behaved intelligently and courageously and sensitively - and that was before I knew anything about his position on copyright.