Copy Cat

I feel like I should get a patent or copyright on what I am about to say. I had no clue how big of a stick some people have up their butts. Watching Rip!: A Remix Manifesto really opened my eyes on how careful we have to be whenever we do anything that involves patents or copyrights. I understand why we have copyrights and patents but some of these rules are a little rediculous to me. When Girl Talk was talking about how people can't explore further into certain concepts like how to cure cancer because others have patents on these ideas, that blows my mind. Patents exist for too long for someone to potentially have a cure for cancer and not be doing anything with it. In order to get past this obstacle, I think that if someone has a patent for an idea and does not put that idea into effect after two years, I think they should have to pay a yearly fee for that patent. If they choose not to pay the fee, then the idea is up for grabs again and hopefully someone can actually put that idea into play.