As a system of regulation for the entertainment industry, individual copyright laws can be good or bad. I like the part of copyright that says my publisher can’t print this book without getting my permission, because I won’t give them that permission unless they pay me. I don’t like the part of copyright that says that I, the author, can’t authorize you to break digital locks that are put on my works by an intermediary. But disagreeing with some rules doesn’t mean you disagree with rules altogether. Wanting a different copyright isn’t the same as not wanting copyright at all.

