Back on January 14th, the New York chapter of the Copyright Society hosted a debate between junior law school student Derek Khanna and MPAA Vice President of Legal Affairs Ben Sheffner.
The video has been posted on YouTube.
It's about an hour long, and it's worth a watch. It's a civil discussion, though I think the substantive arguments in favor of strong copyright protection trump Derek's rather facile arguments.
And I forgive Ben for botching our name <g>.
The discussion ranges from the politics of copyright to the economic importance of copyright. It's worth a watch.