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Originally Posted by Format C:
A forced monopoly marked can hardly be called "free", IMHO.
Apart from that, in the digital future, unless we'll all have a cop in every computer/device [and I think Americans won't like this kind of Stalinism], the "per-copy" reward model will be abandoned.
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Ok, a couple of points here....
1. It is not a forced monopoly. Ideally it is a limited term monopoly that is granted by the state over a work to allow the creator of that work a chance to profit from it. Since the very notion of copyright is written into the United States Constitution, it is hardly a forced monopoly but one granted by the social contract that all American citizens are a part of.
2. There is no need to have a monitor in every computer. Any decent web server software already keeps a log of all attempts to access it and through what computer it was accessed. It would be relatively easy to monitor for downloads and report the number of unique downloads (not necessarily whose doing the downloading) to determine how the creators of works are to be paid.
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Bill