I don&#x27;t see how that would work — not all copyrightable acts can convey the author information in the body of the work, and more importantly, you wouldn&#x27;t be able to recover damages if someone used your work for profit.<p>Sure, an image might be watermarked, but if someone plays a song without a license do you expect each recording to include a copyright statement before the music?<p>If you remove penalties for copying then what would stop a private gallery from showing your photography and charging admission? All you get is attribution note, not a cut. Likewise, anyone could use your music on any commercial, radio station, movie without royalties.