Oh the bit I found seemed biased is this: > "He should be able to at least provide for his kids college after his death if his IP still has value in the market

Oh the bit I found seemed biased is this: > "He should be able to at least provide for his kids college after his death if his IP still has value in the marketplace." Why should he, besides because that's a good desire for a family member? If it was a 3rd party wanting this, usually we'd call that rent-seeking behavior and it's usually seen negatively. > But the creative idea is still theirs Why is this (besides copyright law ofc)? The carpenter doesn't forbid me from creating a similar chair of him, and if we are talking about a painting and e.g. I was learning I could definitely copy it for learning purposes and everyone would be fine with that, so at which point should it "not be okay" to copy it? To lend to a friend in private? Can I share (in person, no copies) to a group of friends? I bought a painting, can I print it on a t-shirt for myself? What I can do after I purchase a copy of the idea in private should not be up to the author IMHO, and that line is often very blurry.