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So if we're talking about the extraordinary power of the state to enforce a right, it has to be in the interest of the public. What is the desirable state we're getting at? Are we maximizing the published creative works, are we concerned with making writing a profession, do we even want culture to be tied to economic activity? Seeing what fans produce with fiction and costumes; I have no doubt that we would have a vibrant and active world of art and fiction without an economic incentive. Do we as a society value the market or the art, and to what degree each?