>the goal [of copyright] is to protect creativity Except that's not true. It never was, ever since its inception in the 16th century. Copyright has always been

>the goal [of copyright] is to protect creativity Except that's not true. It never was, ever since its inception in the 16th century. Copyright has always been about protecting publishers and middlemen (or in other words, a business model), and not creativity or creators. That's a historical fact, and one that hasn't changed to the present day. Copyright might be a nice idea on paper (I beg to differ), but in reality its just legal fiction that's been nothing but abused to hell and back for imposing artificial scarcity on a non-scarce good and locking up information, art and culture - to the detriment of society as a whole. People need to stop believing this myth about the historical origins and purpose of copyright, which is spread and propagated by the very same people who invented and depend on copyright to protect their business model.