> Do you really think that letting people ignore copyright is always good for technical progress? Only in very, very, very, very specific circumstances would I

> Do you really think that letting people ignore copyright is always good for technical progress? Only in very, very, very, very specific circumstances would I say it is not good. And they involve thinking about the counterfactual: "would this thing be created if there wasn't intellectual rights in place"? Code doesn't pass this test because people enjoy writing and sharing code. Pharmaceuticals, maybe.