Copyright is a barrier to innovation, right? Actually, copyright exists to promote progress, not to block it.
The US Constitution says it very clearly:
“to promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.” – U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8
The goal is to promote progress by incentivizing creators. Copyright rewards creators for a limited time so more works get made and shared. It protects expression, not the ideas or facts.
It is also a balanced system that includes exceptions and limitations like fair use. And so the most pragmatic and stable path forward that powers innovation isn’t to ignore copyright. It’s in fact to respect it and that’s how we speed up innovation and also keep it sustainable.