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Originally Posted by wizwor
The concept of protecting intellectual property needs to be revisited. Generally, the content creator has too many rights which, if enforced, would make everyone a criminal. Afterall, if I play a song on my laptop in a public place, is anyone who is listening in violation? Am I 'illegally distributing' content? What if I am using a boom box in my backyard? Or a block party? In a public park?
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The RIAA attempted to sue to make cellphone ringtones "public performances" requiring an additional license fee.
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A reasonable approach would have creators licensing redistribution to warehousers who would grant license to a library for a reasonable fee.
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Are you aware that "creators" includes "everyone who posts on the internet?" How would you (who would pay to) catalog & license every blog post, flickr upload & YouTube home video? Or do you just ignore all content that's not polished for commercial resale?
How would Creative Commons-Noncommercial works be dealt with--could the library still charge a fee for hosting them?