> notch

Minecraft became what it is because of the third-party developer community. They saw nothing of it.

> j.k. rowling

Has already been explained. But also, her editors, and the fact that copyright/intellectual property is still a govt backed monopoly.

> George Lucas

Same deal as J.K.

the minecraft devs were not workers.

critically, they did so voluntarily and for the compensation of entertainment, passion, and helping themselves.

rowling and lucas didn’t harm workers nor did they violate labor laws. complying with IP laws was not in the criteria, nor should it be.

it's not slavery when someone voluntarily contributes to a game like minecraft instead of choosing one of the many other activities available -- including money-earning ones.