I think top level copyright laws are essential... ie duplication of this material either without purchase or for monetary gain is strictly prohibited. But that

I think top level copyright laws are essential... ie duplication of this material either without purchase or for monetary gain is strictly prohibited. But that's where it should stop. Leave it up to individual companies and their products to handle how they prevent unwanted distribution. That leads to better DRM (although ppl hate it, it should still be explored), more efficient or direct methods of transferring their projects to a consumer, and new innovations to protect their works. Its the same argument they had when VHS tapes arrived. Then came macrovision and other creative ways to either lower copy quality or distort it completely.