Need to write a discussion Around 300 words!! Has copyright been extended too long? How is it being abused? Does it still serve its original purpose (promoting progress), or has

it become a tool to prevent'unauthorized' voices from being heard? Should software be patentable? Has the trend toward privatization and branding everything in sight gone too far? If so...what might be done? Intellectual Property is all about trade-offs and competing interests--where should the balance be? Basically, take the chapter's material as a starting point & run with it. There's no obligation to agree with me or with other students, but do treat each other decently and respectfully. (There's a difference between "I see it differently" or"but what about this case...." and "that's a stupid argument." This is a class discussion forum, not your favorite internet site--no flames, no trolls.)