[Banjoguy]

Following your beloved RIAA logic we can soon expect royalty fees on paint and wall paper, much less license fees on the use of plumbing...

Nonsense!

[Mark was here]

Intellectual property is nonsense!?

If a company develops a color, why not lease it out? Aren't all creators equal or or some more equal than others?

A song writer is no different than a color designer, or a photographer as they are all artists, why shouldn't they all be compensated for public showings of their property?