[ruthmarx]

> I'm not convinced that the philosophy of copyright is a net positive for society.

It absolutely is, just not in it's current overpowered form.

> where an employer (or other sponsors) pays the living wage for the creator, but the resulting work is then reusable by all.

Some creators want control over their own narrative, and that's entirely reasonable, at least for a limited time.

> I don't buy the argument that nobody would make things if they weren't copyrightable/paid directly.

That was never the argument as far as I'm aware. There are other concerns, like a creator losing all control of their creation before they had a chance to even finish what they wanted to do/tell.