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Originally Posted by crossi
A yearly registration fee to prove the work hasn't been lost and forgotten. $10 should be enough to cover the paperwork involved.
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I waffle on the idea of charging any fee to exercise any right. While it does seem reasonable and perhaps neccisary, politicians being what they are, they will be tempted to raise it to turn it into a profit center and/or to make it prohibitive for those without means. I might make the argument that if this law really is for the good of society, as I say it was meant to be, then society's taxes should cover the small cost involved. Besides, if filing one form of a reformed copyright system eliminated the hundreds of forms of even a single infringement suit, it would be a net savings.
ETA: Ham radio has a system that requires affirmative renewal of your license periodically but no fee (unless you want a vanity call sign) and seems to work adequately.