Electronic Frontier Foundation

To at least an extent, the Electronic Frontier Foundation is correct; traditional copyright laws are outdated. That being said, I don't believe I agree with anything else that is said by John Parry Barlow, at least based upon this article. Whether my disagreement is logical or idealistic, I'm not sure. I don't believe artists should just throw in the towel and start putting up all of their work on the internet as he suggests. And while David Nimmer's solution doesn't seem too much better, it at least seems to still offer an opportunity for writers/musicians to make a living off of their art. 

There seems to be a lack of optimism towards the future of book chains and artists, but I don't know if that's valid or not. I think we're still far off from everyone walking around with amazon kindles, or the like.