Absolutely! First, let&#x27;s agree that &quot;creators and makers&quot; in this particular sense mostly refers to big studios, i.e. large corporates, not just to up and coming indie bands or filmmakers. So let&#x27;s rephrase the statement as &quot;corporations should have the right to determine how and where the [patented] work they own is distributed&quot;.<p>It&#x27;s then easy to see that the above does not hold true in <i>all</i> cases, many examples of public greater good can be provided but the case of generic drugs is perhaps the most well-known: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=3694898" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=3694898</a>.