> Creators for the most part don't make money off copy distribution of their art Can you back this up with any sources? Besides listing individual artists or only talking about specific industries?

e.g. how many successful fiction authors don't make money off copy distribution of their "art"?

Regardless I don't see how is this a legitimate argument (even if it were accurate), authors/creators should be free to chose their monetization model themselves.

> These IP laws, at least their interpretation acts against the public interest, creators included.

On the whole I certainly don't agree at all (obviously the current system is not perfect and need to be improved. Also could you explain how exactly they act against creators interests?

> Performance, training and teaching, patronage, custom requests, etc.

Yes, let's go back to the middle ages when when you could only be an artist/writer/etc. if you found a rich patron willing to support you