This makes a lot more sense. What producers actually want is an enforceable monopoly on trade dress (the look and design of something), not authenticity or eve

This makes a lot more sense. What producers actually want is an enforceable monopoly on trade dress (the look and design of something), not authenticity or even scarcity. This is why the most successful art market is probably video game cosmetics, where the game developer can meaningfully enforce that they are the only ones who can provide an X that looks the way it does. Even though an unlimited number of people can have it.