The removal of copyright does not allow plagiarism or misattribution of work. So there could be a lot books set in the harry potter world, but fans would only buy those by the author that they like. I realize that the author has a much better system today, but in reality it should no longer exist. For instance, how long should we be banned from writing books in the Harry Potter universe? 10 yeas, 20 years, forever?
As for your photography example, someone taking your photograph and using it wouldn't be able to say that they took it. That would be fraud. If they listed the credits for the picture you would be credited. Now of course it would be great if 20000$ were deposited in your checking account, and I'd love it if the law allowed me to charge people walking on the street in front of my house for the pleasure my house gives them, but I can't.
So yes copyright is a problem it restricts what I can do with ideas, not with physical property. My use of ideas and data that you've transferred to me does not limit you in any way you can still do everything that you could before. The entire concept of intellectual property is fundamentally flawed, and it was able to exist when the means of copying material were expensive, now that it is cheap the flaws are beginning to show and the advantages content creators have been given is going to go away. Imagine if you had to ask permission and pay licensee fees anytime you photographed something that was designed by a human. What to take a picture of that tree, well I planted it pay me 20000$, want to take a picture of a person drinking a glass of water pay me 20000$ for glass and 20000$ for the water that comes out of the tap.
As for your photography example, someone taking your photograph and using it wouldn't be able to say that they took it. That would be fraud. If they listed the credits for the picture you would be credited. Now of course it would be great if 20000$ were deposited in your checking account, and I'd love it if the law allowed me to charge people walking on the street in front of my house for the pleasure my house gives them, but I can't.
So yes copyright is a problem it restricts what I can do with ideas, not with physical property. My use of ideas and data that you've transferred to me does not limit you in any way you can still do everything that you could before. The entire concept of intellectual property is fundamentally flawed, and it was able to exist when the means of copying material were expensive, now that it is cheap the flaws are beginning to show and the advantages content creators have been given is going to go away. Imagine if you had to ask permission and pay licensee fees anytime you photographed something that was designed by a human. What to take a picture of that tree, well I planted it pay me 20000$, want to take a picture of a person drinking a glass of water pay me 20000$ for glass and 20000$ for the water that comes out of the tap.