“To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times
to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries”
(U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8)
Of late commercial interests have campaigned to increase the duration of copyright and the restrictions of patents to the point where these protections no longer serve the original purpose "to promote the progress of science and the useful arts." In other jurisdictions increasing pressure is being put upon sovereign nations to spread this tyranny of intellectual property around the globe.
It is not practical to abolish copyright altogether in the U.S. since doing so would require a constitutional amendment. It is our intended purpose here to counter these foes of progress by refining the term "limited times" to a more reasonable value, for example 30 days.
You can help! Participate in the discussion. The foes of progress are currently pushing their agenda as quietly as possible behind the scenes. Here there is a forum where you can bring their efforts to light and organize the opposition.