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

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On Tue, Jun 09, 2009 at 01:16:58PM +0200, Reinier Bakels wrote:
> Flatrate compensation schemes only cater for commercial music and movies. 
> There is more under the sun than just movies and music, and more than just 
> commerce. Internet conveys zillions of bytes. The focus on commercial music 
> and movies has just one reason: traditional producers of such material 
> suffer most from Internet, and they want to live on as if technology had 
> not progressed. Like the fireman on electric locomotives in the UK. It may 
> be helpful to suggest full compensation of *all* authors of *all* types of 
> work. This is an administrative and enforcement nightmare, a "reductio ad 
> absurdum".

Just do the same, as with the other levies: Let those, who want money for ther work, found groups who solve the problem - and take half of the money and give it to free artists.

> Is it tricky that a government decides on cultural priorities? Well, with 
> public TV and radio network it happens all the time.
> Perhapx the unique Dutch system of broacdcasting asociations shold be 
> followed: it brings its own kind of democracy. These (not for profit) 
> associations are dependent on members, not for the money, but for the 
> broadcasting rights. Otoh, people argue that the BBC as a public 
> broadcasting monopolist makes the best programmes in the world.
> 
> Think beyond. Think PP!

BBC ist a good example for a "good" monopolist. Espacially since the are moving towards CC licences and free the work, others have already paied for.

Christian