The american Copyright Act was made by a comitee of asses and then mofied by more such cmittes, led by a bunch of lobbyists.

It is incredible that the Act makes no mention of the copyright information that should be published with the various kinds of works. As a result we have all sorts of warrnings selected to scare customers while keeping the competition in the dark.

Right now books are being published that will soon be in the public domain and that fact is not mentioned. For example, the works of a book or song author who died in 1948 will go into the public domain in 2008 but the publisations do not mention that fact. Well, the law should say that publishers must specify when a work goes into the public domain, so the public knows when copies can be freely made.

How about requiring this copyright sysmbol on a work that enters the public domain in 2008? ©P2008.

Of course the intention is to keep the public in the dark as to the law and the more important jurisprudence and as to the public domain facts.

The law should also allow for economic penalties (return of profits?) for claiming and licensing copyrights in public domain works, copyfraud. A very common fraud. A pattern of fraud, as found in the music publishing industry, should result in criminal acusation.

Also the the publication of copyright related legal advise there the attorney giving such advise cannot be identified, or where the advise travels beyond the area where the attorney can practice should be made illegal in the Copyright Act.

Its time that legislators start taking their work seriously. Its time to flip the warnings and warn the publishers and not their costumer.

BTW, the FBI should get out of the warning business. Not always, but at times it is aid and comfort to crooks. It looks so bad, particularly when the warning travels to foreign countries along with the product. It only reinforces the view that America is the bully of the world.