Neologism 14: Copyrighteous

This word refers to a feeling of moral superiority based on one's responsible copyright views and actions. A friend of mine at church became somewhat copyrighteous once, but it was mixed with feelings of guilt. My friend started calling government workers that dealt with copyright laws and picking everything apart. Eventually, they came to realize that even the people who were working to enforce copyright laws were telling him things like, "It's an old recording of a church get-together that includes the background music of a tape, no one is going to nail you for having it." Eventually, my friend became consumed with guilt because he could not avoid breaking some kind of copyright law. He struggled with an eating disorder that was brought on by the stress, and was suffering from considerable sleep loss over the issue. Thankfully, he was able to push through that tough time, but it was pretty crazy. True Story.