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Originally Posted by cstross
There's a fairly simple solution to the whole piracy problem, anyway -- not just books, but films and music and software too:
1. Legalize it,
2. Put a tax levy on all ISP mediated internet connections,
3. Organize a licensing agency to distribute the tax revenue to creators.
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Well on the mark, I'd say. Making it legal, so it can be trackable through legit channels, helps to support itself, because it provides the numbers that vendors need to work out profit margins.
I don't think you really need to label the fees "conscience money," especially if you're offering services people want (or, at least, think they want)... it becomes a simple service fee.
A third-party subsidizers model (advertiser/supporters) would serve to lower fees paid by consumers, much as TV advertising does in the US... it could even pay 100% of the fees, if revenue returns were deemed large enough to warrant full advertiser support.