Get this: during the inauguration of President Obama a number of people were stuck in a tunnel and couldn’t get to the mall to hear Obama’s speech. Stuck with them was a famous folk singer (I won’t mention his name; that’s irrelevant.) Since they were stuck someone suggested that they sing one of his songs to pass the time.

He said that he couldn’t because of copyright. One of the terms of his recording contract states that he cannot sing to more than one person (other than himself I would assume) without the record company’s collecting royalties. The man can’t even sing his own songs!

Really that is absurd! Copyright has gone berserk.