And yet, people continue to think it will protect us from the Big Bad AI threat.

Copyright is a tool of the rich, invented to protect mega-corporations that play their legal games with patents, copyrights, and trademarks. Forever expanded to ensure they own as much media as possible without giving it back to the public domain, where it rightfully belongs. The lowly creator can pretend their copyrights protect them, but they will be dragged into legal battles they cannot afford when push comes to shove.