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And I still think that a major factor is the ability to communicate, interact and swap ideas and it's that as much if not more than the possibility of an income via copyright that causes an increase in the amount of creativity.
Also it's interesting you talk about a "guarantee of income" - copyright provides no guarantee of income, just a legal right to charge a fee. You're still taking a risk that you can sell enough copies. In terms of a guarantee, something you can quit the day job on the basis of, you're much better off with say work-for-hire e.g. finding a patron to commission the project - less creative control perhaps but more of a guarantee. Ironically this was one of the main forms of income for creative artists prior to copyright.
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