Are copyright laws old-fashioned ?

Nowadays, new media have utterly shattered the meaning of  copyright. An entrepreneur trying to launch a new way of entertaining, or even a broadcaster wanting to put a programme in an online archive, will encounter a lot of obstacles (laws, permissions).  To become a real high-tech hub, we need laws for the Internet era. Let's face it : looser laws.

In Britain for instance, creative works are protected by copyright. In America, by contrast, an exception is made for the “fair use” of content. Together with rules that protect technology firms from being sued for naughty behaviour on their platforms, that has benefited companies such as Google.

I do not think that we have to make a mix of these two laws, but copyrighted works should be protected. People should be allowed to copy CDs and DVDs to their computers. Governments to prod should  create a kind of digital copyright shop, in order to trade licences properly, without infringing laws.

Let's take an example : music industry admits  that people should be allowed to copy CDs to computers, and it  has been common practice for a decade. We can imagine some ways to erradicate piracy, like new kind of search engines that can detect directly on the results websites with pirated items.

Of course, creative firms have a right to be awarded for their talents, time and investment. But i'm pretty sure that copyright have to fit to the new media. I have found an interesting website which assess the value of your work.

What do you think about this website ? Do you think it could be useful ?