The 100 Years of Copyright Festival organised by the Berlin cultural centre Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) provided a platform to discuss the health of the creative ecosystem. HKW asked questions such as who represents the interests of the artists and consumers in negotiations of the future conditions for creative work? How is cultural production impaired when copyright and artistic freedom are played against one another? I was invited to contribute to the festival through a workshop, at a panel with other industry representatives, and in writing, on the edited collection accompanying the festival.