Copyright and the free flow of information

There is an article in Today paper written by William Patry, who is an author of a book on copyright and the senior legal counsel of Google. The arguments given in the article entitiled "Promote creativity? Encourage copying" are convincing. Although Google has a strong interest to promote the free flow of information, I support their stand. I believe that right of the copyright owner to claim for payment should be restricted to the amount that  can claim for actual loss due to the copying activity.

Read the full article here: http://www.todayonline.com/Entertainment/EDC111229-0000015/Promote-creativity?-Encourage-copying