Copyright, that's so tight

I think that copyright laws are helpful because it protects people's works. It is, however, an inconvenient thing so I think that changes could be made to ensure that people can get permission easier and faster. For example, there should be a website or a place that anyone can go to fill out everything to request permission to use some kind of work. Then the person can get automatic approval somehow and then they can print off a notice of permission. This would make things easier and faster especially for teachers who sometimes do not have time to go through the permission process. I think that copyright laws are also very confusing. It is easy to do the wrong thing when you are unsure about what the right thing is. So much "gray area" exists with copyright laws that it is hard to decipher what to do and what not to do. In order for this problem to be cleared up there needs to be set standards and laws that people know about. Or if there is no way for people to know about it then there should be something that blocks people from using stuff, like images on the internet, etc. In conclusion, copyright laws are a good thing because when I think of my own work just being used without purchase or permission then it makes more sense to me.