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:
http://www.tnr.com/print/article/the-love-culture
(Scroll down to "III" if you don't want to hear about documentary film or the Google book settlement)
(I submitted that to HN yesterday but I guess stuff that says "Stallman" attracts more viewers... it's worth your read though)
I was hesitant whether this would be good HN etiquette, but then I figured that it's actually quite on-topic, and that it would be ok if I didn't spam a HN-thread link but a direct link to the article. I realise it's still a minor offence ;)
(I submitted that to HN yesterday but I guess stuff that says "Stallman" attracts more viewers... it's worth your read though)