This is direct result of capitalism. Employees who put their heart and soul to build something don't own it in capitalistic model. Only the owner by virtue of

This is direct result of capitalism. Employees who put their heart and soul to build something don't own it in capitalistic model. Only the owner by virtue of being owner of private property/company has right to it. Treating people as means to an end, which capitalism encourages leads to this model. I think economy dependent on human creativity will hit a ceiling, if they continue to remove ownership of content from the creators. The creators can be anything from a humble web developer or someone like your friend.