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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
Because they have no actual obligation to the public.
Heck, if I want to release "The adventures of Cinisajoy", that is my prerogative.
If I decide later to pull said book, that is also my choice. I have no obligation to the public to make sure the book, movie or cd is available for all eternity.
So now let me phrase it like this.
What gives the public the right to tell me what I should do with MY property?
Why should the public have that right?
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In order for it to be your "property" in the first place, copyright needs to exist and be enforced. For that you need the apparatus of the state, laws, the courts and so on. So the public might as easily ask you, "why should we stop people from sharing your work?"
Copyright is a bargain between society as a whole and the individual creator. Creator gets a temporary monopoly, enforced by the state, society gets to use and re-use the work in the longer term. Where the balance of that bargain should lie, how long the monopoly should last, is up for debate.