A nice "big picture" summary of copyright

[Dobbs, Aaron]

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/reevaluating-copyright.html

For those who don't know, Mr. Stallman is a leading proponent / agitator for
open source solutions.
The references & related links nicely support his position & statements (as
one would expect)
While his interpretations are open for evaluation, the linked sources are
interesting and well worth the read.

-Aaron
:-)'
Fiat justicia, pereat mundus