Copyright? Or Copywrong? (sorry, I couldn't help myself.)

I’ll admit, I am a copyright novice. I wasn’t even sure whether it was copywrite or copyright. Needless to say,  our little chat with Jason Hardin was an eye-opener for me. What I guess I was most shocked by was the illegality of burning CDs, and of sharing songs via iChat because . I know that the likelihood of being prosecuted for such an offense is minimal, but it is still so available. If burning CDs is illegal, why is every computer equipped with a CD burner? Why are blank CDs made so available? Why can you even copy things out of iTunes and send them to your friends via Bluetooth or skype? And Is there even a point to these laws being taken seriously? There comes a time where certain laws become out-dated. While copyright as a whole, or the right to own, control and profit from the distribution of one’s own intellectual property is still very much a legitimate issue of concern, the digital revolution has changed things immensely. Due to the accessibility of illegally copying things from the internet, I think the laws need to be revised. 

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