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Re: Stallman calls for an end to file sharing war
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Alan Mackenzie |
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Re: Stallman calls for an end to file sharing war |
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Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:02:42 -0000 |
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In gnu.misc.discuss Tim Smith <reply_in_group@mouse-potato.com> wrote:
> In article <4CA6FF9F.7DFBC770@web.de>,
> Alexander Terekhov <terekhov@web.de> wrote:
>> Tim Smith wrote:
>> [...]
>> > That leaves the second approach--have the government fund music, and
>> > make copying free and legal (but probably tracked, so they can determine
>> > how to allocate funds to artists). It's time to give it a try.
>> Yeah... welcome back to the Soviet Union. I think in the North Korea
>> they still do it that way... never heard that North Korea is a paradise
>> for artists...
> Can you suggest a third alternative (that is economically sound)?
How about approach 2A: allow free copying of music and films, but instead
of paying artists out of taxes, they get paid by a levy on high speed
internet lines. A levy of, say $50 a year, or $100 a year could provide
handsome income to musicians and film-makers. There are obviously
difficult practical issues to sort out, but given how badly copyright now
misworks the levy would probably work better.
--
Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).
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Re: Stallman calls for an end to file sharing war, Tim Smith, 2010/12/08
Re: Stallman calls for an end to file sharing war, Alexander Terekhov, 2010/12/08
Re: Stallman calls for an end to file sharing war, Tim Smith, 2010/12/08
Re: Stallman calls for an end to file sharing war,
Alan Mackenzie <=
Re: Stallman calls for an end to file sharing war, Hadron, 2010/12/08
Re: Stallman calls for an end to file sharing war, Alan Mackenzie, 2010/12/08
Re: Stallman calls for an end to file sharing war, David Kastrup, 2010/12/08
Re: Stallman calls for an end to file sharing war, Alan Mackenzie, 2010/12/08
Re: Stallman calls for an end to file sharing war, David Kastrup, 2010/12/08
Re: Stallman calls for an end to file sharing war, Hadron, 2010/12/08
Re: Stallman calls for an end to file sharing war, David Kastrup, 2010/12/08
Re: Stallman calls for an end to file sharing war, Tim Smith, 2010/12/08
Re: Stallman calls for an end to file sharing war, Alan Mackenzie, 2010/12/08
Re: Stallman calls for an end to file sharing war, Ben Pfaff, 2010/12/08