&gt; recover damages if someone used your work for profit<p>What&#x27;s the damage?<p>&gt;  if someone plays a song without a license do you expect each recording to include a copyright statement before the music<p>Even if you play live on the street you can have flyers that state who composed music, who wrote text, who are you trying to imitate.<p>&gt; If you remove penalties for copying then what would stop a private gallery from showing your photography and charging admission?<p>Nothing. And that&#x27;s bad because...?<p>&gt; All you get is attribution note, not a cut.<p>Great. That means if somebody likes my work he comes to me for more.<p>&gt; Likewise, anyone could use your music on any commercial, radio station, movie without royalties.<p>Sure. Again. I&#x27;d very much liked my music or whatever used in Hollywood movie or commercial or whatever without even if I can&#x27;t get a penny for that if they will display  or say my name and website address each time it&#x27;s seen or heard by people.