Taken to its logical conclusion, the "burning need to create" argument implies that creative people don't respond to economic incentives at all, and that copyri

Taken to its logical conclusion, the "burning need to create" argument implies that creative people don't respond to economic incentives at all, and that copyright doesn't help increase creative production at all. I've seen people make that argument. But that's just not true; at the very least, making money from your creative work can mean you don't have to work a regular job, and can focus on being creative. And sometimes people work a job not to support themselves, but to create inheritance money for future generations.