Well 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. Howe

Well 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.