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

[Reinier Bakels]

>    A more fundamental problem imho is the problem how to divide the =
>    collected money. Volcker Grassmuck argues hat it is feasible to =
>    implement a kind of accounting system that keeps track of the 
> downloaded =
>    amount of material from different sources, and he proposes to pay the =
>    copyright owners pro rata.
>
> See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/dat.html for a better way
> to distribute the money, so it effectively supports the arts
> instead of just the businesses that have taken control of them.
>
> http://mecenat-global.org holds a newer proposal.
You hit the nail on the head. Numbers don't matter for culture. The 
redistribution problem is not a technicality, but essential, and questions 
the fundamental principles of PRESENT copyright. Eventually, a modern 
Mecenat indeed appears a good solution (but unfortunately I could not access 
the website).
reinier