X-Git-Url: http://pere.pagekite.me/gitweb/homepage.git/blobdiff_plain/15d904c5714f98cafe35ca269c6d881f843f76ce..6780543c10273eb79e3a859396e3989a19a4afaa:/blog/archive/2012/11/index.html diff --git a/blog/archive/2012/11/index.html b/blog/archive/2012/11/index.html index 854ccae1e9..a79b66740f 100644 --- a/blog/archive/2012/11/index.html +++ b/blog/archive/2012/11/index.html @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ make it easier to clear rights for using copyrighted works.
I mentioned this idea briefly during Yesterdays presentation -from John Perry Barlow, and concluded that it was best to put it +by John Perry Barlow, and concluded that it was best to put it in writing for a wider audience. The idea is not really based on the argument that copyrighted works are "intellectual property", as the core requirement is that copyrighted work have value for the copyright @@ -64,7 +64,11 @@ rights holders for a given works, to be able to associate the works value to the right citizen or company for tax purposes. If such database exist, it will become a lot easier to find out who to talk to for clearing permissions to use a copyrighted work, which is a very -hard operation with todays copyright law.
+hard operation with todays copyright law. To ensure that copyright +holders keep the database up-to-date, it would have to become a +requirement to be able to collect money for granting access to +copyrighted works that the work is listed in the database with the +correct right holder.If copyright causes copyright holders to have to pay more taxes, they will have a small incentive to "disown" their copyright, and let