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What 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 ti
by moogly 11y ago
What 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.