A remix manifesto

I think the movie really does touch on the point that this sort of "war" between the past generation and this current generation is absurd. The internet was created to share knowledge and cultures/ cultural values. The future is always building on the past. That is what evolution is. If we hadn't built on the past nothing would be as it is today. And now we can't build on the past because of some laws? That is ridiculous. Yes patents were created to encourage invention and the inventor would profit from that for a little time. But there should be different types of patents and/or copyrights because advancing technology can save many lives. I think many individuals have become too greedy rather than really want to help people from an advancement or invention. We should invent for function, not money, to make this world a better place. 14 years on a patent is too much time. If you count up all the people that have ever existed on this world, i guarantee you someone somewhere has thought of "your original thought."