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Regarding "which government" don't we already solve that issue today? The holder of a copyright (or patent) today will often economically benefit the country th

Regarding "which government" don't we already solve that issue today? The holder of a copyright (or patent) today will often economically benefit the country they reside in. Recognition is mutual because otherwise the system wouldn't work. Sometimes there are disagreements, for example India and certain pharmaceuticals. I guess the real issue is how such a system would cope with different countries setting different fees. Would this need to be agreed on globally in order to work? Otherwise you could register your copyright in a country with a more favorable fee structure yet enjoy the same global protections.

bruce511 5y ago
Patents are very different to copyrights. At the most fundamental level patents are registered and paid for. Copyrights are immediate and automatic. So the suggestion is to make copyrights like patents, because, that system has proved to work so well? Another difference is scale. Every photo you take is copyrighted to you. Immediately. For free. You're suggesting that every photo you take should incur a registration fee? Or that every photo everyone takes should be in the public domain?