Java Programming

Hello guys,

I was interested in how Java actually works. So i came to the fact that you can decompile classes and get 99% correct output.
Now i compared to the C family, and i've read it is possibly too, but alot harder to do it. (Thats what i've read)

So i'm asking why java classes are so easy to decompile? Can't it be changed so the work of an author is more secure and protected to people who want to rip your source? (I'm talking then about applets)

Please do not flame as this is only a subject i discovered.

Thanks in advance,
jojo123

Edit: changed title :)