At CBC's Ideas they have a great show about copyright. The history of it, the original intentions of copyright laws, and how that idea has changed/deteriorated over the years.

Basically, copyright was intended as a temporary incentive for artists to contribute to the culture. Nowadays, artists don't always seem to benefit from it.

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