Personally I believing the concept of copyrighting is a shaky topic since its an issue that has been widely touched upon in our world. Alot of people’s ideas can be checked upon and often considered copyright which leads to some issues. But at the same time not all the time to me are people guilty as sometimes its just a affect of great minds thinking alike. One ridiculous example was when Paris Hilton somehow won the lawsuit she filed on Hallmark for using the words “That’s Hot” which she claims to own. Other than that, some people can let some similar ideas slide without controversy.
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I agree with you, I think copyright puts a bit of a strangle hold on the creative community. I’m in Emerging Media Technology/do music, so I first hand know the struggles of having to be careful about what material I’m using in my work. I think it’s unfair because an original artwork can be remixed digitally and turned into something completely different and original, these are the things copyright holders don’t take into account. Especially with music, all artists no matter what year use music from the past to influence their music. If I’m not reciting word for word the lyrics and only using a part of the song to create something new and original I shouldn’t be penalized.