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A more fair system might be to embrace the "property" rights that media companies hold so dear You seem to be forgetting that copyright protection applies to c
by valar_m 12y ago
A more fair system might be to embrace the "property" rights that media companies hold so dear
You seem to be forgetting that copyright protection applies to creations by individual authors as well. Should they be taxed for their creations?
Do you think poor people should not be allowed to own their creations because they can't pay up?
- dublinben 12y agoIf copyrights are "intellectual property" then they should be subject to property tax. The vast majority of creative works (which automatically receive copyright protection) are worthless. There's no reason why they shouldn't quickly become part of the public domain.
- dublinben 12y agoIf copyrights are "intellectual property" then they should be subject to property tax. The vast majority of creative works (which automatically receive copyright protection) are worthless. There's no reason why they shouldn't quickly become part of the public domain.