I never mentioned "going back" and you still haven't shown any connection. I'm just pointing out that the fact that artists need money to survive doesn't mean t

I never mentioned "going back" and you still haven't shown any connection. I'm just pointing out that the fact that artists need money to survive doesn't mean that we need super stringent copyright terms. The 16th century patron model is certainly not "the [only] alternative" to our current model of copyright.