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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
Here you go. A patent is used by a
Copyright does not have that dynamic. A creator of copyright does not gain
If you really want to solve the "copyright problem", tax copyrights. Why not? We tax all other forms of real property...
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That's a great idea. If the government is providing a service to a business (the copyright holder) by enforcing copyright protection the copyright holder should pay for the service. Why should they get a free ride and have their business subsidized by the taxpayers. If they are no longer interested in paying for the service they should lose the protection. I don't say the yearly fee should be high but it should not be free. That would solve the orphan works problem.