[LINK] Copyright is an artefact designed exclusively to encourage the continuation of a society based on debt

[Tom Koltai]

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> From: link-bounces at mailman1.anu.edu.au 
> [mailto:link-bounces at mailman1.anu.edu.au] On Behalf Of David Boxall
> Sent: Friday, 24 July 2009 11:18 AM
> To: link at mailman1.anu.edu.au
> Subject: Re: [LINK] Copyright is an artefact designed 
> exclusively to encourage the continuation of a society based on debt
> 
> 
> On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 at 10:02:14 +1000 Tom Koltai wrote:
> > ... file sharing actually increases the popularity of the artist.
> >
> > ...
> >
> > Only by encouraging non-US entertainment content will the world be 
> > free ...
> A while back: 
> <http://mailman.anu.edu.au/pipermail/link/2009-July/084458.htm
l>, I made 
>a suggestion along these lines. Australia is bound to "Intellectual 
>Property" by ill-advised agreements. As far as I know though, there's 
>nothing to stop us giving away our "property".
>
>If our government ensures that Australian cultural produce is freely 
>available, we may well find the market for that produce enhanced. If 
>other countries do the same, the US could find its market eroding. 
>They'd have little option but to compete by emulating us. Market forces

>might destroy what avarice has built.
 

I'm sorry I missed the original posting David. An innovative approach. 
Although I'm so not sure the Australian taxpayer wants to pay for any
more export and trade indicatives.
However your concept does have a sound economic basis vis a vis the
balance of payments argument.
So - with a slight modification - i.e.: The length of copyright to be
minimised to (five years) for export purposes would be an interesting
alternative to outright Government subsidy of all Aussie content.

Tom
 



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