Comment Re:WHUT (Score 1) 93
Just because copyright needs radical change doesn't mean that ANY change is good. In particular, were this rumor true, requiring a for-profit entity to exist to register copyright to would mean that all casual creators (that includes anyone who posts a photo online), hobbyists (including people who contribute code to not-for-profit open source projects), and non-profit entities would be at the mercy of for-profit companies. Especially big for-profit companies who could take the "orphaned" material, use it themselves, not give any compensation or credit, and sue anyone who tried to thwart their efforts.
I want to see copyright changed as much as the next guy, but this wouldn't have been a welcome change.