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@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ make it easier to clear rights for using copyrighted works.</p>
 <p>I mentioned this idea briefly during Yesterdays
 <a href="http://www.farmann.no/2012/11/14/john-perry-barlow-in-oslo-friday-nov-16
 -15-30-19-00/">presentation
-from John Perry Barlow</a>, and concluded that it was best to put it
+by John Perry Barlow</a>, 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.</p>
+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.</p>
 
 <p>If copyright causes copyright holders to have to pay more taxes,
 they will have a small incentive to "disown" their copyright, and let