Some are of opinion that copyrights would stall development and evolution of the arts. i.e. It prevents other artists from building and improving upon an existing work. The greater good of mankind would be served by doing away with this threshold.
Others want to keep copyrights to "protect" their work, which is most often an issue of pride, honour, property and the wishes of the individual artist. Reasons less holy than the anti-copyright philosophy, I'll frankly admit.
Suppose I'd draw an art in a copyrightless world, and others can improve upon it. Do they fix my flawed anatomy? Do they apply it for the greater good of mankind? No. The pe