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[FYI] Voluntary Collective Licensing of Music File Sharing



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26.02.04
Voluntary Collective Licensing of Music File Sharing

Die Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) hat den Beitrag A Better Way 
Forward: Voluntary Collective Licensing of Music File Sharing 
(Download pdf) online gestellt. Aus dem Inhalt:

EFF has spent the past year evaluating alternatives that get artists 
paid while making file sharing legal. One solution has emerged as the 
favorite: voluntary collective licensing. The concept is simple: the 
music industry forms a collecting society, which then offers file-
sharing music fans the opportunity to "get legit" in exchange for a 
reasonable regular payment, say $5 per month. So long as they pay, 
the fans are free to keep doing what they are going to do anyway -- 
share the music they love using whatever software they like on 
whatever computer platform they prefer -- without fear of lawsuits. 
The money collected gets divided among rights-holders based on the 
popularity of their music.

(gefunden auf Copyfight)

Update: Auch Heise hat den Vorschlag nun aufgegriffen - Internet-
Bürgerrechtler schlagen freiwillige Pauschale für Tauschbörsen vor.



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