Richard Stallmann proposed a internet access tax that is distributed to producers in a cube-root function of the measured popularity (number of downloads etc.)

Richard Stallmann proposed a internet access tax that is distributed to producers in a cube-root function of the measured popularity (number of downloads etc.) of their works: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/freedom-or-copyright.html http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/freedom-or-copyright.html The German Chaos Computer Club proposed a similar system using a cryptographic micropayment currency: http://irights.info/?q=ccc-konzept-kulturwertmark http://irights.info/?q=ccc-konzept-kulturwertmark (sorry only German)