The Tensions Between Copyright Law and The First Amendment

Text of interesting speech on the tensions (both historic and current) between the copyright law and the 1st Amendment. In particular, praise is heaped on the DMCA safe-harbor provisions, its enablement of technology and the dissemination of free speech (providing appropriate weight to 1st Amendment rights over those of copyright holders).

http://volokh.com/2011/10/13/talk-on-jefferson-copyright-law-and-the-net/#more-51669