Art and Literature, Human

From SOTS

A great deal of Human art, literature and music has been lost over the centuries due to tragedies both self-orchestrated and inflicted by the Hivers. So much of Humanity's legacy of beauty and culture has been destroyed that it makes the burning of Alexandria's great library look like a minor event by comparison.

The one development which most sharply distinguishes Human art, literature and music in the future from that of today is that there is virtually no conception of "intellectual property" or "copyright". The notion that some part of the birthright of all Humanity could belong to one Human being and be jealously guarded for pursuit of a profit motive would be met with extreme violence.