But these concepts just aren't as sexy as Condit, the pardons, and pretzels. You forgot the cheese.
But seriously, there have been many many posts here about copyright issues and the whole Napster thing.
I would just suggest that you try to make your points a little clearer.
Sorry, I'm just not sure how boring the nuances of copyright law can be to non-lawyers. It is a big deal to those who are close to it, but this is such a complicated subject that I think is so important to Internet users, I never know where to start. But your comment is really well taken. I don't even know where to begin. I would say there are two big areas concering your future rights: the right to fair use of copyright material without paying first for a license, and the right of artists to have more control over there work in defiance of the recording industry monopoly.
First, I would suggest reading anything on Lessig at http://www.google.com/search?q=riaa+lessig+copyright+ then I would check out one of the best articles on the subject, believe it or not, by Courtney Love: http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/06/14/love/print.html I hope that helps.