> The end of copyright just means that corporations would no longer pay creators
We wouldn't pay corporations either.
> they would just steal all the work
There is no such thing as "stealing" any of this. There is only copying.
> sell it without asking
There's no need to buy what they're selling. Supply is infinite. Without copyright, you'd just download anything you want.
Maybe some people will make physical books for those who prefer it. That's fine.
> the author wouldn't make any money
They need to find new business models anyway. Authors need to find ways to get paid before the work is created, for the act of creating. Not by selling artificially scarce copies.
We wouldn't pay corporations either.
> they would just steal all the work
There is no such thing as "stealing" any of this. There is only copying.
> sell it without asking
There's no need to buy what they're selling. Supply is infinite. Without copyright, you'd just download anything you want.
Maybe some people will make physical books for those who prefer it. That's fine.
> the author wouldn't make any money
They need to find new business models anyway. Authors need to find ways to get paid before the work is created, for the act of creating. Not by selling artificially scarce copies.