1: Lessig's key argument revolves around how the outdated copyright laws are restrictive to the growth of creativity, and in turn hinder the progression of our culture. The "Copyright Wars" does greater harm to regular individuals than big name artists, who have been remixing others works for decades. And while necessary to ensure the rights of those who produce new works, they need to be changes in order to adjust to the shifts in technology and the growth of the remixing culture.
2: Read only culture is when a small portion of the community controls the majority of media. Regular people consume parts of the culture without contributing to it. This form ends up being detrimental because it lacks new additions to keep things from stagnating and keep it growing.
Read, write culture is when people absorb media that is produced by various companies, and then use those as inspiration to create new things and contribute to the culture. This includes things like remixes, parodies, and other such things.
These two things are important to Lessig's argument because they form the basis of his argument. RO culture is what the current copyright system is tailored towards, but the culture itself has shifted towards a RW perspective. This has caused conflicts between the law and consumers/producers who are being prosecuted for doing what has always been done: building upon the foundations of the past to create the future.
3: Lessig quotes Suza on his view of record playing technology, claiming that thees "infernal machines" would eventually lead to a read only culture,in which people consumed rather then created. His prediction has come true, and coincides with Lessigs view of today's situation
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