Do we need copyright? (2012)
No, we don&#x27;t.<p>My dad slaved away for years writing his books. He knew they&#x27;d never make money, he did it for the academic reputation. Going over his papers after he passed, he made a few hundred dollars off of them. I expect that meant a couple pennies an hour for his labor.<p>For another example, the current music industry is pretty much post-copyright. Musicians don&#x27;t make money from streaming or CDs, they make it from live performances, performing at private events, endorsements, etc.<p>As for me, I&#x27;m the CEO of the D Language Foundation, and we give away all our work for free under the most permissible license we could find - the Boost license.