Why are so many upset about TPP's copyright provisions?

[Atman]

20. All due respect, but...

...I find your argument to be nonsense. And, in fact, rather insulting. Why is the painting I create, the illustration I draw, the book I write, any less of a "thing" than the car you build? I think you should share your 1968 Camaro with me because, y'know, it's OLD, and it was never intended to last this long anyway.

Then, you totally lost me at how copyright protection for ME invades YOUR privacy. I suppose you mean because if the law is enforced you feel violated. Never mind that your ISP knows every site you visit anyway, but you're going to get upset if they catch you illegally downloading someone elses property.

If you want to share, share. Give half your dinner away if you want. Write songs and give them away for free. I assume you have another source of income which enables you to be so generous. But creative people do this for a living, too. We've gone to school to learn skills, we've got expertise that no plumber or car mechanic is likely to have. Why are creative people always expected to be cool with giving away our stuff, but virtually every other worker in society expects to be paid for their work?