> IP law was originally to protect artist and authors from the wealthy IP laws were created on the Modern Age (that is not, you know, our modern one) arguably

> IP law was originally to protect artist and authors from the wealthy IP laws were created on the Modern Age (that is not, you know, our modern one) arguably to protect the technique of book copyists, and very probably to improve kingdoms taxation and control what knowledge the bourgeoisie could access... at that time when the bourgeoisie was a persecuted fringe group.