I don't believe that we need artist that can live from creating art. Artist existed long before copyright was invented, even before money was invented, and we'll have artists and culture anyway. But if their business model is obsolete and inviable and cannot be sustented by their own merits, then that business must change or die. Because it is the business that will die, and not art creation.<br>
<br>And yeah, just like Reinier told you, if you don't agree with this, you are against the ideas of all the Pirate Parties and you may better join the record maffia and don't bother me here. become an "intellectual property" lawyer and get VERY rich. <br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 10:33 PM, Christian <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pp@christian-hufgard.de">pp@christian-hufgard.de</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi Félix,<br>
<div class="im"><br>
<br>
> Christian, here is an idea: if you want a cultural flatrate, that is, impose<br>
> a tax for sustaining culture, impose that tax on "original" copies, not on<br>
> internet, not on blank CDs/DVDs, not on MP3 players, not on computers,<br>
> don't impose the tax directly on every citizen and also don't impose the tax<br>
> on the government (because then every citizen would be paying that tax).<br>
><br>
> Apply the tax on the "original" copies, tax cinema tickets, tax music<br>
> albums avaible on stores, tax DVDs, tax concert tickets, tax books, tax<br>
> cable tv.<br>
><br>
> You want a tax? then pay it, but I won't.<br>
<br>
</div>And why not also add this tax on internet accounts? We could also take<br>
this tax and invest it for the creation of free culture. Kind of "take<br>
from the rich and give to the poor". If we communicate, that we take the<br>
money and give it to the artists - instead of giving it to the<br>
rightholders - even 90% of the artists will be on our side.<br>
<br>
And I really believe, that we need artists, that can live from creating art.<br>
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Christian<br>
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