The copyright system was originally only supposed to give rights of 20 years, and did not conceptualize the modern age. Over the years the lengths and powers have of copyright been extended to the point where society no longer accepts, and no longer acknowledges copyrights. You can cry foul and claim people have to right to content shift and the like, but the reality is that its human nature to share information, and content shifting is just making use of content you purchased. All that restrictions bring about is piracy, which generates no profit, so choose your battles wisely, is it better to make some profit or no profit?

There is also the whole issue of how over bearing copyright can hamper creativity, in effect degrading culture, and lowering what could be an optimum content creation, profit generating model. Given the rate of development of work, how similar a work has to be to be considered infringement, and how long current copyright terms are, how long before any new creation is infringing? You see us as vile, as cry babies, but the reality is we are the consumers, and we are realistic. You on the other hand are living in a dream world were money grows on trees, and society exists only to generate money.