> Why would any human spend their limited lifespan to create a piece of work that will be grabbed without permission, approximated algorithmically (at least on

> Why would any human spend their limited lifespan to create a piece of work that will be grabbed without permission, approximated algorithmically (at least on the surface) and reused in infinite possible small variations without any attribution or remuneration whatsoever? Because many people make art for art's sake. Besides popular art works always essentially had this yet people still made them. The difference is in scale not kind. Or to put it in another context - why would anyone work on an open source project when their work can be reused without (explicit) permission, cloned and reused in infinite small varations without any renumeration and essentially no credit (when was the last time you actually looked at the CREDITS file in an open source project? Have you ever?)