[allmendream]

Arts and science are advanced by making it profitable to the originator of the intellectual property. I imagine there might be a public good to be found in confiscation of any property, but it sure doesn’t encourage investing in that property subject to confiscation.

[Utmost Certainty]

This isn’t advocating a complete abandonment of copyright law altogether, but merely reforming it back to how it was originally conceived by the Founders.

[Dr. Sivana]

Arts and science are advanced by making it profitable to the originator of the intellectual property. I imagine there might be a public good to be found in confiscation of any property, but it sure doesn’t encourage investing in that property subject to confiscation.

I hope by "confiscation", you mean the big media giants that buy up the copyrights. Case in point: A.A. Milne had Winnie the Pooh, sold it to Disney before the copyright on the character was due to expire. Disney turns around and gets Congress to extend the copyright for another 20-25 years. So, either A.A. Milne got rooked, or if the extension didn't got through, a vast industry of Winnie the Pooh stuff would get generated by cottage industry. Either way, Disney gets money in exchange for political clout. Make the copyright a flat amount upon creation. Fifty years should be enough. The Rolling Stones can still make money by putting on shows if they still want more.