[pp.int.general] cultural flatrate: PP position?

[Glenn Kerbein]

"But not everyone is a valuable creator. Take cc licensed music."
Your likeness of an album varies from one person to the next. Do not
assume that simply because of the ownership type makes it sub-par.

Christian wrote:
> Rick Falkvinge (Piratpartiet) wrote:
>> Besides, it ignores the fact that these current incumbents are no longer
>> the only ones creating anything. Everybody is a creator today, something
>> these people have tried to ignore in their proposed worldview. 
> 
> But not everyone is a valuable creator. Take cc licensed music. Really
> lot of people upload their tracks on their one webpages or platforms
> like jamendo. But people creating really "good" stuff are rare. The
> fact, that everboy can easily publish art does reduce the limit for
> showing the world how cool you are to a pretty low level. Just take the
> "superstar" shows raising all over the world...
> 
>> In a day
>> where everybody is a creator, the "flatrate" concept fails to answer the
>> most basic question: "Who should be compensated for what and why?".
> 
> The simpliest way would to take the same key as with media like tapes,
> cds, copy machines, ... Some (rightholders) will profit more from the
> system than others. But no system has ever been fair for everyone...
> 
> 
> Christian
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Glenn "Channel6" Kerbein
Pirate Party of the United States
"Burn, Hollywood, Burn"