While Control Is Needed, And Perfectly Warranted,

Creation Always Involves Building Upon Something Else. There Is No Art That Doesn't Reuse. And There Will Be Less Art If Every Reuse Is Taxed By The Appropriator.

All Around Us Are The Consequences Of The Most Significant Technological, And Hence Cultural, Revolution In Generations.

Law And Technology Produce, Together, A Kind Of Regulation Of Creativity We've Not Seen Before.

I Think The Reality Is That Copyright Law Has For A Very Long Time Been A Tiny Little Part Of American Jurisprudence, Far Removed From Traditional First Amendment Jurisprudence, And That Made Sense Before The Internet. Now There Is An Unavoidable Link Between First Amendment Interests And The Scope Of Copyright Law. The Legal System Is Recognizing For The First Time The Extraordinary Expanse Of Copyright Regulation And Its Regulation Of Ordinary Free-speech Activities.

Overregulation Corrupts Citizens And Weakens The Rule Of Law.