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That is the topic at hand. Quite apart from your revealing little rant there showing your politics nicely, it's entirely to the point that you've not managed to disprove my contention.
If you were right, then why would the Statute of Anne mention encouraging creativity separately from it's economic rationale? Oh right, it wouldn't, and hence it's a separate aim of the legislation (which is perfectly understandable given the society of the day, as well).
While moral rights per-se come from civil and not common rights systems, you can see it's influence, along with the French droit d'auteur in the wording and aims of and of the nearly-two-centuries later Berne Convention - which America only signed up to late and with reservations.
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