> If something is not legally available then copyright law ought to make it eligible for free distribution What about stuff that's in flight? Or your IP that y

> If something is not legally available then copyright law ought to make it eligible for free distribution What about stuff that's in flight? Or your IP that you've developed that is taken off the market and you are incorporating into another product? Or stuff you put out there and it flops because of timing and you plan to relaunch again in 2 years? There are many situations where this doesn't hold up. You sentiment makes sense but implementation is tricky.