"Imagine a world without inventions: there would be no electrical light, no automobiles, telephones or Internet. Likewise, a world without intellectual creation would mean no books, movies or entertainment. The history of human civilization and progress is indeed the history of invention and innovation, as these have profoundly shaped and changed our world and the way we live. Now imagine a world in which there was no system to protect the rights to those creations, otherwise known as intellectual property (IP). Inventors, innovators, creators and artists would find it very difficult to gain any direct benefit from their creations. Without that protection, they would have little motivation to innovate or create, and society would be far worse off." ​  

(Intellectual Property Basics, CNIPA and WIPO, 2019)