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"Christopher Weeks" <clweeks@eclipse.net> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti wrote:
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> Do IP rights have to be bought the way they are now? The reason this • library
> idea is very cool is because it follows the law of today, yet gets more • media to
> more people...right? Why not just set up this giant media database but • charge
> microfees for use? In this scenario, the IP is just being temporarily • licensed
> to the user.
>
> Also, I'm not seeing how being less capitalistic is beneficial in this • case.
> You also wouldn't need to limit the checkout time for a given piece if you • were
> just charging a cent per hour or whatever and the artists get paid. I'm
> envisioning everyone having an account; money flows out of your account • and into
> the DB which takes a cut -- and then back out to the content providers.
>
> It would be cleaner if everything had the same cost per unit time, but I'm • not
> sure there's any really good reason to do that. The content providers • could
> price their work however they wanted so whether you wanted to listen to a
> particular song or not might be based in part on the cost.
>
> Another great thing about such a DB-driven library (regardless of cost to • user)
> is that user profiles could be compiled by those who wanted to rate the • works
> they accessed and the profiles could be matched up for intelligent
> recommendations.
>
> If such a "library" were providing remuneration to the artists/producers, • would
> it stifle the arts industries? It seems as likely to provide the fertile • ground
> needed for a renaissance.
>
> Chris
Actually, when I suggested the idea of a great library, I more envisioned it
as completely free, much like today's public libraries.
What you're suggesting is more of a compromise with the music industry,
which is also rather interesting because it's far more likely to happen. ;)
It's just that there have already been many million dollar ideas (and a few
have actually been implemented--iTunes, and the return of Napster, whenever
that is...)attempting to make some sort of digital music subscription
service. I wanted to demonstrate that a free music service could be created
today that would work within the constraints of today's (admitedly
screwball) copyright law. This sounded like something I wouldn't mind
seeing happen in real life at first, but Richard brought up some good
points. Money has to flow into the system *somewhere,* else artists don't
get paid. And if artists don't get paid (at all), many may stop being
artists.
-- Tom
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