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Time is relative to the observer. What does forever mean anyway? Until the end times?
A system that enabled that kind of copy protection would have to be extremely robust, able to know what you are reading and sharing at all times. Basically we would all have to be constantly connected to the network as some sort of organic extension of the digital. The likelihood of that happening is unknown of course.
To me forever is the time between me thinking that I want to read a book and actually reading the book. To someone else it might mean until the universe dissipates back into nothingness.
Trying to fully do away with copyright will be harder than attempting to extend the life+ whatever copyright terms currently in place. An end of copyright would also require an end to the global economic system as it currently runs. You can copy anything you wish, but you can no longer sell anything you wish, no one would be able to sell anything, well any sort of "creative" work. Whatever that means.
That sounds crazy.
So take the easy route? Extend copyright a few more years in order not to deal with the real problem??
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