In a , Lessig states the obvious: U.S. copyright law is broken beyond repair and needs to be overhauled. But unlike his Stanford colleague Zohar Efroni who believes that current models for performance and reproduction need to shift to , Lessig feels that the laws governing reproduction, remixing, and performances need to be loosened to allow for a greater range of uses and creativity.

Lessig has five specific proposals for reforming copyright law:

-- Allowing amateur remixes, like the YouTube video of a baby dancing to a Prince song

-- Shifting the focus from "copying" to "uses"

-- Simplifying the legislation for use by the everyman