Not to get into the argument (if you can't understand the difference between copyright infringement and theft, good luck), but the suggestion that no one would create work without copyright is absurd.
Plenty of music is released for free, many photographers are happy just to have someone see their work, and lots of software is written with very permissive licenses.
Remember, the entire point of copyright is to benefit society by having more works available to the public. That's it. I don't believe it's proven that we need strong (or any?) copyright in order for this to happen.
Plenty of music is released for free, many photographers are happy just to have someone see their work, and lots of software is written with very permissive licenses.
Remember, the entire point of copyright is to benefit society by having more works available to the public. That's it. I don't believe it's proven that we need strong (or any?) copyright in order for this to happen.