Innovation existed before IP. To argue it would stop requires a lot of proof. Your hypothetical scenarios rely on perpetuating the current ways to monetize bu

Innovation existed before IP. To argue it would stop requires a lot of proof. Your hypothetical scenarios rely on perpetuating the current ways to monetize but again, that isn't the goal. New ways would surface. The world would certainly be different but nothing about your arguments convince the reader that the world would be worse.