Free apps for everyone

Hi.
I know different countries have different stores with different contents, which kinda makes sense. My question is: when it will end? Why free apps are not available to everyone in every country? I think it's pretty ridiculous I can't download a free app from usa store.
And I almost can get my head around the idea that contents like tv show, music and movies are not so easily available to everyone because of different copyright laws or something.
But free apps are free and apparently anyone can make one. Which, to me, means it is almost like public domain.
Does anyone know why is it the way it is?
More important: does anyone know if there's anything I (or we) can do to change that?
Thanks

In addition to the above comments, a developer may not have the resources (or the interest) to support users from other countries which probably would require being conversant in other languages.
free apps are free and apparently anyone can make one. Which, to me, means it is almost like public domain.
That's a totally wrong idea. Just because someone make something available for free does not put it legally into the public domain, meaning that anyone could do anything they wanted with the app. Unless a developer specifically says that the app has been placed into the public domain, the developer retails all the rights to the app, including how, where and when it can be distributed.

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