Taking the Copy Out of Copyright

Published: March 22, 2006, 7:30 p.m.

What if copyright really isn't about copying at all? What happens to the concept of copyright if you take the "copy" out of it? What you're left with is particular forms of control over the distribution of information. And, perhaps, a better way of understanding and reconciling other forms of information law such as freedom of the press and telecommunications regulation.