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Originally Posted by Alisa
I think this is what the RIAA et al have really wanted all along. They've been leaning on the ISPs to play cop which they understandably don't want to do. It's nigh on impossible to be effective and the target's constantly moving. A fee is easier. It's a pretty common trick to get a buy-in by giving someone the illusion of a choice when only one choice is viable. However, aside from the fairness issue you raise, I really doubt the distribution of the money will end up being fair to the artists and smaller content providers, either.
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Canada already has something like this for books. That is exactly what has been demonstrated to happen.