... AP threatening to sue bloggers that link to their stories.

Yes, they are! A lot of this is deliberate and intentional, such as anything coming from the government and/or a corporation wanting government to grant them protection from competition. However, much of it is simply based on corporate management's poor market awareness - inability to anticipate trends, improve products and marketing, etc.

There's also everyday folks who have more than enough on their minds, than to start thinking in terms of economics and philosophy regarding copyright! But I like "nerdy" subjects ...

In terms of Christianity ... I've always held that religion shouldn't be a topic of debate. I'm not so sure about that anymore. While I have no interest in arguing for example, Lutheran vs. Catholic theology, I think it's vital to address the Chrisitian's relationship with the State. That's why I brought it up here!

I'll be writing more about it in the near future, starting with a post if not later today, will be posted tomorrow for sure.

FYI, I read a few months ago (I cannot find the link right now), that the recording industry had suggested that if you buy a CD and rip it on to your computer so you can put the songs on your MP3 player, that you have violated IP by changing the format of the songs! You don't even have to share them!

The danger here is that this fascist view of IP is starting to permeate the media. I think it was you that wrote about the AP threatening to sue bloggers that link to their stories. The industry as a whole may threaten to do this just to silence bloggers. It won't work, but they won't hesitate to file a few frivolous lawsuits and ruin a few people's lives to make the point.