> Why don't the builders get infinite royalties on use of that house

They do, some build to rent indefinitely or sell to other who rent out the property.

I mean the actual workers. I do not get royalty checks for the building I helped on during one summer. Homeowners don't send monthly money to workers that build their house or renovated it.

	▲	achempion 41 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		It's the same in creative work creation, no? Filming crew / game devs don't own any copyright and property rights. They explicitly give it up under contract/hiring terms.