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[Epsilon]

However, a sculpture can be used as a form around which a mold is made, and the mold used to mass-produce the sculpture. Likewise, a song can captured in a master recording, and the master recording used to mass-produce the song. (Yes, not every sculpture becomes a form for a mold, and not every song becomes a master recording for a record.) I don't see how this argument is even valid, let alone relevant.

If someone creates a mold of a statue I sculpt so they can reproduce that statue then they are copying my mold and unless I sold them the copyright on that statue then reproducing would break my copyright. So if someone started duplicating my sculptures they would be breaking my copyright, the same as if someone started copying my record or novel.
Similarly: If one person buys a copy of my book and nobody else ever buys a copy of it, then I'm not going to get any more money, am I?
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