I'm not going to spend a lot of time researching this, but I know Beethoven had a publisher for his sheet music, and I'm guessing that it was protected like any

I'm not going to spend a lot of time researching this, but I know Beethoven had a publisher for his sheet music, and I'm guessing that it was protected like anything else. Not the point. The business model back then was based around patronage, whether by the church or aristocrats. I'll also guess that the people who voted for the pirate party don't want a move in that direction.