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The point of the project is not to demonstrate if copying is right or wrong, it is to demonstrate that the value given to copies is blatantly incorrect because
by SeanDav 11y ago
The point of the project is not to demonstrate if copying is right or wrong, it is to demonstrate that the value given to copies is blatantly incorrect because the industry players see every copy as a lost sale, and ask for compensation on that basis.
- analog31 11y agoPerhaps a better approach than trying to figure a market value for the copies would be to simply assign a presumed value in cases where a market has not established a value. Say, a buck per copy of a pirated song.
- moogly 11y agoWhat if the copy was never listened to by a human? Pretty sure that happens a lot. What if another copy was listened to by one certain individual a thousand times? Surely the "value" is not the same for both copies.
- analog31 11y agoMy thought is to sidestep the impossible process of computing a value, by assigning a presumptive value, e.g., one dollar per copy. That way, everybody knows the score. It's my understanding that a per-use presumptive value is how performance rights for copyrighted songs are handled. If your band plays "Freebird" in a public venue that does not have a performance license, the liability is a certain fixed amount regardless of the size of the audience, or how much beer got sold as a result of your performance.