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On the TV, I wouldn't mind paying for commercial free. Here, even the TV we pay for we have commercials on. PBS is commercial free, and gov't aided, and I really love it.
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I really don't know where you get your ideas from, Hans. How much time have you actually spent in Europe, as a matter of interest? I would certainly say that Moejoe's views are representative of the majority, yes.
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Actually, I spent more than 22 years in Europe, Germany and France, that is. My youth, mostly. I still keep in touch through the German local TV news, papers, friends, and family. No need to argue about this, but people in this forum tend to be well educated and interested in culture. And as such are more inclined to support such use of public funds, as you two do. Anyway, just my opinion, I maybe wrong. Moejoe's argument was "it is more democratic", which means supported by the majority of the population. So you seriously believe that for the majority of Englishmen theater and art is more important than soccer?
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No, I don't, but soccer is a commercial enterprise - the big football clubs make huge amounts of money from selling TV rights. I genuinely do believe that the majority of people in the UK believe that "Arts Council" grants are worthwhile and necessary. The fact that arts are a minority interest does not mean that they should not be publically funded.
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I'd guess most of those who support a public tax-payed health system seriously hope never to use it
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Totally agree.
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Government funding of the arts hasn't worked out perfectly in the US, especially for even remotely controversial or political artworks. Can you imagine the NEA funding NWA or Noam Chomsky?
Now, I don't have a problem with adding new sources and methods of funding or compensating the arts. (In particular, I don't view government arts funding as an expensive boondoggle.) But I think it's a bit absurd to assert that copyright is null and void because you change the medium from a physical object to a digital format. Last edited by Kali Yuga; 08-24-2009 at 10:15 AM. |
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