Here's a nice piece by Brenda Sandburg for Law.com that helped me to better understand the relationship between all the latest developments in Copyright Law (such as the DMCA), Copyright Regulations (such as all of the recent compulsory licensing proceedings), the Eldred vs. Ashcroft case that will soon go before the Supreme Court, and the recent investigations by the FTC and DOJ's into whether our country's IP policies conflict with our Antitrust laws.

Check out:
Under the Microscope.
(Thanks, Jon.)