Look, if you use the internet (which you obviously do) you should read the link following this rant. The link concerns the new ACTA (an internationally proposed anti-copyright infringement treaty) proposed world wide. It's damn frightening. Jack, you should be especially concerned given your involvement in the expansion of other people's works. When reading these tid-bits keep in mind that this entire proposal was kept secret by governments world wide due to security concerns. Read and shiver.
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/03/secret-copyright-tre.html