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Old 04-21-2010, 11:44 AM  
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Originally Posted by Dirty Dane View Post
P2P has never been illegal, but what the article suggest is a "compensation model". Such model will never work unless the content is controlled and the copyright holders have given permission before it's shared. It's like a public library; they can't just grab whatever they want for the library and pay "compensation" afterwards.
"If you can't beat them, TAX them..!" seems to be the case here.
Getting 10$ to 15$ per month per illegal download user could be a massive revenue stream for sure. After bailing out the banks, money needs to flow back to the governments I guess.
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