IP laws are why rich and powerful media companies can't take my independent creations without compensation and profit off them without risk of a lawsuit. Copyright serves a valuable purpose, even if lobbyists and the big companies they serve seem to not understand (or care about) copyright's function.

Copyright is DRM without the D. It puts just enough friction on using my creations commercially to make them decide to pay me rather than risk consequences. I don't mind it going public domain after a while. I'm not greedy, and I understand that culture needs to be fed to continue producing more.