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I think the law precludes such agreements; i.e., publishers are forced to claim license fees for their work whether they want to or not.

• jostmey 8y ago
  That doesn't make any sense. Who sets the price?
  • _bxg1 8y ago
    It makes sense as a way of preventing exactly the kind of thing the parent comment describes. If you don't even have the option of giving your stuff away for free, nobody can pressure you into doing so.
  • riskable 8y ago
    Each country now has to implement their own version of this directive. That includes pricing.