Siva Vaidhyanathan, in commenting on this piece by Peter Givler in The Chronicle (registered users only, unfortunately), says:
First, no one who understands the value of reasonable copyright is seriously arguing against copyright. But no one should be suckered into believing that just because some copyright is good than maximal copyright is better. Second, those of us who criticize the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act and the Digital Millenium Copyright Act are the supporters of TRUE copyright -- copyright that is humane, balanced, reasonable, effective, and worthy of public support and private adherence.
The original post contains a lengthy quote of Givler's piece for those of us who do not subscribe, but also relevant commentary. Read Siva's post here.



Oh, the irony!
I'd love to read Givler's defense of copyright, but I can't because of Digital Rights Management!
Re: Oh, the irony!
You *could* subscribe... or mosey on down to the nearest university library... or is that too 20th century? :)