Of all the creative work produced by humans anywhere, a tiny fraction has continuing commercial value. For that tiny fraction, the copyright is a crucially important legal device.
Lawrence Lessig
Of all the creative work
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One example of creative work produced by humans is the staircase. Pretty creative, and has lasting commercial value. Pencils? Wheel? Buttons?
Thankfully we’re semi-protected from prior art issues …