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The government should be able to use its power of Eminent Domain to buy the copyright from ICC. To me it seems like the only fair solution.
by sarbaz 8y ago
The government should be able to use its power of Eminent Domain to buy the copyright from ICC. To me it seems like the only fair solution.
- metaphor 8y agoAnd who will fix that price tag? Do you think ICC will sell their product even a penny short "for the greater benefit of the public"?
- CogitoCogito 8y agoWell the previous poster was talking about eminent domain so in that case the government would set the price tag as it always does in eminent domain cases. However, eminent domain need not be used. The government could also purchase the copyright. Or the government could purchase a license that says something like "anyone subject to this law may copy/disseminate/etc. it" and simply make that a requirement of its procurement processes. Maybe the ICC doesn't want to play ball (and assuming no eminent domain), but in that case they wouldn't get any money at all (at least not from anyone bound by such a policy). Of course this would change the business model, but it's not like there isn't a way to monetize the work in such a system.