Copyright has (for better or worse) co-evolved with the technical ability to create effectively infinite copies of works, so I don't think we have any empirical data to prove or disprove this.
Copyright has (for better or worse) co-evolved with the technical ability to create effectively infinite copies of works, so I don't think we have any empirical data to prove or disprove this.
Right, we have no evidence that copyright helps promote the creation and distribution of arts, culture, or technology, and yet we restrict peoples' freedom to proliferate culture and art in the defense of it.