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Originally Posted by Dumas
I suggest this argument may become more clear if distinctions are clearly made between a work's creation (authorship - phase one) and a works subsequent digital duplication/dissemination (publication - phase two).
Artificial scarcity applies only to phase two, not phase one.
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So all works of sane authors would stay at phase one! Seriously, the author's work is his or hers alone. If it is published or not has no impact on his rights -- only if he or she assignes you additional rights by contract. It is just like a physical object. Yes, perfect copies can be created, but they are illegal.
You know how your "solution" sounds? Phase 1, I buy a car. Phase 2 I take it out in public to take a drive and then everyone can legally take it.