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Originally Posted by hogleg
the intent of copyright in its pure, unadulterated state is to protect that art for the sake of the creator, while not chilling a free marketplace of ideas.
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No one listens to this, but that's actually not the intent of copyright law, at least in the US. The intent is to "promote the progress of science and the useful arts". That is, the point is to encourage creation. Letting the creator make money is only a means to that end.
Maybe there's another way that will encourage the progress of science and the useful arts.... But creators making money is not a Constitution-given right.