For creators - i.e. self employed - the creation is the scarce resource that allows them to make a living Copying/stealing their creation is akin to making a w

For creators - i.e. self employed - the creation is the scarce resource that allows them to make a living Copying/stealing their creation is akin to making a worker work for free Would making workers work for free be less moral the minute there is a worker surplus? Theft is theft, it doesn't matter whether the stolen product is a scarce resource