Copyright Council of New Zealand


	Home . Content Library . FAQs . Rationale - Why is copyright important? Rationale - Why is copyright important? One reason for copyright is to provide incentives for the creation and production of creative works that meet society’s economic and social needs and demands. If copying and sharing is not done legally and fairly, there is a real danger that the economic viability of the industries that produced the material we now value, may be eroded and its quality and availability threatened. < back to previous page