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Originally Posted by Gaurnim
Copyright allows an author to retain ownership of his work, and to use as he sees fit. If no publishing house wants to publish it, he can self-publish on the web, make it available for free, use a tip-jar, ....
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Copyright is meaningless in a system where making unlimited copies is free.
Artists who want to be independent shouldn't be left begging for money using tip jars. Relegating our artists into being beggars is not a solution to anything.
Artists should be encouraged to have their works being copied on the Internet to as many people as possible, enjoyed by as many people as possible over the Internet, and without any compulsory money transactions (with the completely ridiculous 85% of that revenue going to intermediaries) blocking 95% of the usage. And while they see their works being copied to as many people as possible, they should feel the compensation come to them automatically.
This cannot be done in any other way than an industry wide subscription model, which is best implemented as a tax at the ISP and/or income level. And nope, we cannot let it up to Amazon, Google or AT&T to manage and regulate this tax. Taxes are managed by the Government, that's what it's for.