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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
A proper copyright tax...
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I see what you mean, now - your suggestion involves taxing the *extension* of copyrights, not the initial free period. That seems to answer the objections I raised.
I wouldn't really have thought of that as a "tax", more as a fee for extending copyrights, but that's just quibbling over the wording - I like your idea.
It would have to be carefully thought through, however - it feels like there might be a lot of opportunity for devious tax avoidance!
/JB