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Posted by Sla#s on 12/28/05 21:45
"name" <dohduhdah@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Dave D wrote:
<SNIP>People who own cars and use
> roads pay tax so the government is able to maintain the roads. Likewise
> people who use infrastructure used to transport information ought to
> pay tax so this network is maintained.
Don't we already pay this to the ISPs? Nationalise them? No WAY!
<SNIP>
> But perhaps such a taxation system can also be used to compensate
> people coming
> up with original content. I would trust the government more to come up
> with such a system, since they are accountable for their actions,
> instead of private corporations that are scamming people most of the
> time with illegal price-agreements, etc...
What! - Government sponsored films!
> What's essential is that a new economic model is developed that takes
> into account that information is essentially free (because it's not
> scarce), but that still allows for some method of financially
> compensation for people coming up with original content.
<SNIP>
Basically "Hollywood" as we know it is dead.
Just as Buggy Whip makers all died out when cars came along.
Or closer to nowadays - Tin Pan Ally died when rock bands started to write
their own music.
Keeping it alive artificial is wasted effort. Effort that could more
usefully be put into the next generation of entertainment - What ever that
might be.
Look, we have gone from playing and singing to ourselves round the campfire,
through have professional entertainers to CGI entertainers. Perhaps the Next
Gen will be amateur again but with (next gen) CGI they will be able to make
hits & block busters at home on a home computer.
In a way it's already happening, just look at 'Gorillaz' for example.
Slatts
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