Copyright

The copyright system is in place to protect people. It stops others from stealing an idea and using it for their own gain. This is a good thing, sometimes, but how is this really affecting society? What if Picasso has copyrighted his artistic ideas? Or any other ground breaking artist, scientist or inventor? Our society would be years behind in progression compared to where we are today. The ideas of one person help to inspire others. We can't remove copyright altogether or it may have a similar effect (everyone copying each other and never coming up with new ideas), but perhaps the system should be more relaxed and less geared towards making money.