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[Page] 228 [My Comments] Again, if we are discussing what copyright should be, it is irrelevant what it is or has been. Regardless of what it is or has been, copyright should be a property right, because it protects something that does not exist but for the work of a creative mind. Just like there is property in items created by one’s own labour, there is property in items created by one’s creativity. [Quote from Patry’s book] 
Copyright is not and has never been a property right. Copyright laws are regulations created by governments to further broad societal goals. Those goals are pragmatic, not ideological, and as pragmatic, they accord certain privileges given to copyright owners, and certain privileges given to the public. There is no basis to regard any privilege as more important than another because they all work toward the common good.
How Not To Fix Copyright - My Response to William Patry - Socialist copyright law - Soviet Union | Mincov Law Blog
Quote from Patry’s book