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Originally Posted by dmaul1114
A creator takes nothing from society. They create something, decide to sell it. People are free to decide to buy it or not. The creator doesn't owe society anything, nor does society owe the creator anything.
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The creator takes *everything* from society. The language used for the creation; the myths and literary tropes he expects the readers to understand; the established standards of artistic display (be that painting or book or sculpture); the education (or lack thereof) of his buyers; the sense of humor he expects people to apply when viewing his work; the scientific principles he uses to prove his conclusions; the symbols he expects them to understand; the concept of beauty he expects them to find in his work.
All art is remix. All science builds on previous science.
Copyright as a limited monopoly acknowledges that artists & scientists aren't starting from ground zero, but from a rich history provided by other people.