alt Hacker NewsThe idea that things are created because there is long-running and expansive copyright, is a story that only became the norm around 1950 - i.e. boomers.
Today any kids uploading their YT video thinks of their own copyright. This explanation of copyright as "creator protection" is a story much younger than copyright itself. Its incongruent with history or how its used today >99.99% of the time.
Okay, I was trying to separate legislative changes that occurred prior to the invention of the hardware and software that makes coping and distributing digital files or printed copies trivial today.