@starbreaker well as paul points our here https://todon.nl/@paulfree14/1246340 theres evidence that piracy doesn't cause a loss in profits

copyright is a product of capitalism, so you can trace the problem to capitalism, but my point was that bypassing copyright to access stuff we wouldn't otherwise have access to has positive aspects, and is for many people necessary.

i can understand why artists wouldn't just realise everything as public domain, it makes sense to try and stop people ripping of your work for a profit, but i think that's a separate issue to piracy