I think this is the wrong question to ask. To me, the answer is rather obvious: because knowledge and culture costs nothing to spread and benefits everyone. Th

I think this is the wrong question to ask. To me, the answer is rather obvious: because knowledge and culture costs nothing to spread and benefits everyone. The actual issue is about getting paid for work. I would ask another question to address that instead: why does getting paid for author's work require limiting access to it?