Piracy - what we should be asking

[Kenny]

Wonktonodi said:
we don't live in a world with duplicator rays however code can be copied, by making the copy you are unlawfully taking the code for yourself you don't have to deprive someone else of the code to do this.
How about Identity theft it's still call theft and not identity piracy when they are taking your info and using it even if you still have the info

You can co-opt, say, Jackie Chan's identity for your own ends, such as fradulent bank withdrawals, but no matter what you do, Jackie Chan is still Jackie Chan.  You are not, and will never truly be Jackie Chan, no matter how many doctored documents you have that may say otherwise.  Therefore, the term "identity theft" is a misnomer, because it is impossible to truly deprive somebody of their identity, only use it.

Returning to the bigger topic, I'm most interested in a system that works.  Setting aside the notions of "right" and "wrong" for the purposes of this discussion, is there a system that will encourage the creation of intellectual works that embraces, rather than ignores, the fact that such works can and will be copied ad infinitum?