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by account42 694 days ago
In the US the author's rights don't even come into the motivation. They don't exist a priori as free speech would let you share any "IP" you want. The temporary monopoly is ONLY granted to encourage more creation, not as a recognition of author rights.

In the EU it's a bit more complicated but I still don't see authors rights as a primary motivator for copyright specifically.