[Zambyte]

> I disagree that the vast majority of code lacks artistic expression

I disagree that I made a claim that you're disagreeing with here. I said the vast majority of code is the product of functional desire. Building an engine is the product of functional desire. Building a birdhouse is the product of functional desire. Building a bridge is the product of a functional desire. Drawing a portrait is the product of artistic expression. All of these require creative thinking. One of them is copyrightable. Software is definitely closer in intellectual domain to what is not copyrightable than to what is.

I don't think copyright should exist at all, but I also 100% think you're kidding yourself if you think most software is an artistic endeavor.