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Posted by Nostromo on 10/12/45 11:35
Thus spake "name" <dohduhdah@yahoo.com>, 25 Dec 2005 19:34:21 -0800, Anno
Domini:
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>pooter schreef:
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>> kim [ntscuser@aol.com] said
>> > "pooter" <a@bff.com> wrote in message
>> > news:MPG.1e16727dc85c7c7298a305@nntp.dsl.pipex.com...
>> > > http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds27581.html
>> >
>> > The version I read was that France has abandoned proposals to make file
>> > sharing software illegal. That is a long way from making the use of it to
>> > share copyrighted material legal.
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>> This story, dated 23 dec 2005, would seem to disagree.
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>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds27581.html
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>I like the idea of an internet information tax. Just raise the cost of
>an internet connection based on the amount of data you download
>(uploading being free). Everybody should be free to exchange software,
>music, movies, books, etc.. and the government could sample the
>downloads on a statistical basis to determine how the collected tax
>money should be distributed among the creators of original content to
>ensure people are financially compensated for their creative efforts in
>a fair and reliable way.
>This is already happening in various countries with a levy added to the
>price of blank media to compensate for copyright infringement,
>effectively legalizing (or regulating) copyright infringement.
>What is desperately needed is a reasonable system to compensate people
>who create things instead of the fascist recording industry exploiting
>and prostituting artists any way they see fit and stifling
>technological innovation by insisting on imposing their outdated
>economic models on new forms of information communication technology.
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>RIAA: Winning the hearts and minds of the USA, one lawsuit at a time.
Wot he said.
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