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“Thus, as copyright law evolved, the medium became the message in a very literal fashion. While both the law and lawmakers continued to enshrine the incentivization of creators, the real focus of both was assuring the institutional preservation of publishers. Genuine creators, they knew, would create anyway. They have no choice. But publishers are rarely driven by any such sense of mission.”
— from Barlow - Opening Remarks as of 14 June 2026