In this more recent essay, Lawrence Lessig discusses how the copyright system might be reformed to prevent the same kind of issues Stallman exposes in the above:
<a href="http://www.tnr.com/print/article/the-love-culture" rel="nofollow">http://www.tnr.com/print/article/the-love-culture</a>
(Scroll down to "III" if you don't want to hear about documentary film or the Google book settlement)<p>(I submitted that to HN yesterday but I guess stuff that says "Stallman" attracts more viewers... it's worth your read though)