A Call for Copyright Reform

Pamela Samuelson of UC Berkeley has released a short, readable paper about the need to seriously reform the convoluted copyright statute. The current law, which is mostly a product of the 1976 revision, was written in a time where technology was hardly a concern for content owners and when lawmakers had little understanding of the technology (how things stay the same...).

She recognizes that this is likely to not occur due to other, more pressing, concerns, and I think that might be a good thing. I fear that deep revisions could stifle innovation due to the influence wielded by the content owners. I think it may be better to stumblr blindly through the next decade or so until people raised on the Internet are in a position to influence the decisions.

What do you think should be done about copyright reform?