X-Git-Url: https://pere.pagekite.me/gitweb/homepage.git/blobdiff_plain/15d904c5714f98cafe35ca269c6d881f843f76ce..6780543c10273eb79e3a859396e3989a19a4afaa:/blog/index.rss diff --git a/blog/index.rss b/blog/index.rss index 65a9db791b..5e568445fd 100644 --- a/blog/index.rss +++ b/blog/index.rss @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Why isn't the value of copyright taxed? http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Why_isn_t_the_value_of_copyright_taxed_.html http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Why_isn_t_the_value_of_copyright_taxed_.html - Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:20:00 +0100 + Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:30:00 +0100 <p>While working on a <a href="https://github.com/petterreinholdtsen/free-culture-lessig">Norwegian translation of the Free Culture by Lawrence Lessig</a> (76% done), @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ 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 @@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ 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