I like the EFF but Doctorow but sometimes they're just get things wrong. They want to blame the law for problems that are just economics. He says that creators get a raw deal because they're forced to sell at too low a price.

How will weakening copyright make it easier for creators to negotiate a deal? It won't. They'll get an even weaker deal because they've got less to sell.

The plight of small producers is felt through all industries. At least copyright gives the creator a HUGE amount of power as soon as the work is rendered into fixed form. Doctorow should check out how the small wheat farmers or small fishermen get treated. They're in commodity businesses and they have nothing unique to sell and little legal protection except for the laws of theft.