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Old 02-28-2010, 02:19 AM   #171
delphidb96
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Originally Posted by HansTWN View Post
Are you serious? So some politicians decide which authors (presumably those that are either left or right wing, depending on who is in government) get these funds? Sorry, I would rather decide directly who gets my money.
Actually, I was extrapolating from an example described in Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged". I grant that even the basic vision in the book has not come to pass, but it might if current anti-'piracy' rhetoric sways the politicians.

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