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I'd love to see copyright reformed, lessened to the life-span of the author, or even less, but I fear its too late to do anything now, and not just because of the copyright hoarding corporations and businesses who've perverted copyright's original intentions. The tide is rising, and a new generation, and those who follow, have little to no comprehension of monetary value attached to digital property. Everything is free to them, on-demand, and shared. How can you possibly enforce, or expect to enforce copyright in a culture that is reared upon sharing and instantaneous access? This attitude is and will make the idea of copyright meaningless within a couple of generations.
Where does that leave the creators? Well, as Blanche Dubois says in A Streetcar Named Desire -- "Whoever you are, I have always relied on the kindness of strangers."
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