Copyright Laws-Good or Bad?

In general, I think copyright laws are good. They're good because they allow those who spent money on a work to be paid for it. Also, I think it helps generate more creativity and spontaneity which helps cause growth in every field. One change I would make is to making copies of a chapter of a book for school. Personally, I dont think you should have to buy a whole book just to use one chapter. I think that you should be able to pay a small one time fee (if the author demands it) to use it as you need. As a teacher you wouldn't be claiming it as your own work, and if you included all the information of the the text from where you got it, I think it should be fine.