[ExI] Pirate Party

[hkhenson]

At 08:20 PM 1/13/2008,

What's really silly is that there is a solution.  The theoretical 
reason for copyright is to encourage creators of content.  This has 
been mutated to the point that creators get almost nothing in the 
traditional distribution economy.

With the Internet that changes.  What would make much better sense is 
to put a small surcharge on Internet usage like they did on tape a 
number years ago.  I have no idea how the income from tape sales was 
parceled out, but it would not be hard to measure the number of times 
creative content was downloaded and pay a proportional share to the creators.

This is likely to happen if the distribution companies realize they 
have little other choice.

Keith