@structuralimage@kolektiva.social While I agree with all of that *in principle*, I think you're missing something very important: "I want control over how my work is used" is the equivalent of an XY question.

Control over the work (generally) isn't the *goal*; it's just what someone believes is the solution to some other unspoken concern(s) they have. And some of those concerns are legitimate!

Some that come to mind:
- Not wanting one's work to be misrepresented, harming their reputation as an individual
- Not wanting third parties to landlord over their work, or otherwise exploit it while they themselves are struggling to survive
- Not wanting one's work to be used for malicious purposes (think fascists)

While I don't believe that "intellectual property" is the solution to any of these, I *do* think they are legitimate concerns - and that you cannot address artists' pro-copyright stances without also clarifying that there are better solutions for these concerns.

Basically, just saying "tough luck, all work is derivative" will be perceived as dismissive of their concerns, because they assume that rejecting copyright also means rejecting the reasons why they *want* copyright. Which is an understandable assumption, considering pro-copyright propaganda.