Brian, you can call it a Government Monopoly, but it is still Bureaucracy. People with protected jobs, that do less than average work, and can retire with a nice pension. Been that way since we were born.

UPS, Fedex, etc, are good. Private companies always outperform the Government. It's there for all to see.

The only thing that we are giving up by not registering copyright is $10,000 in punitive damages. The rest is up to the court.