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1) They do this already for compensation/punitive damages for infringing on Free Speech, assault, etc. You would need to prove it though. 2) Royalties are coll
by Joakal 15y ago
1) They do this already for compensation/punitive damages for infringing on Free Speech, assault, etc. You would need to prove it though.
2) Royalties are collected by private organisations like RIAA. You would need to prove that you own the royalties. How would you collect licence fees for copying IP say from music CD to USB?
- delinka 15y agoYour 2) is fair use. Copying from CD that I own to a thumb drive that I own is fair use and does not entitle the original rights holder to additional royalties. I'm also a firm believer in protections against commercial infringement. When I share a song with a friend, that's not an infringement that a court would particularly care about (and probably nor should the rights holder.) However, distributing many hundreds of copies on thumb drives should necessitate the compulsory fee. Still, you have to prove it in court...