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Old 05-21-2012, 12:46 AM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by gideongallery View Post
and that why i specifically said you do both

make buying cc-sa content 100% tax deductible

and balance that lost revenue by taxing non cc-sa content that want to keep the current under the existing copyright protection
So I'm in Czech and want a copy of an American film and where do I get the 100% tax deduction from, the US or Czech Government?

So how does it work on an International basis?

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The current choice is to give up all the benefits of the government granted monopoly (because your nice)

vs taking the full benefit of government subsidization.

Both sides should be equally subsidized by the government, or neither side should be subsidized by the government.

let the market decide which is better thru equal competition.
Neither side should be subsidized by any Government. If people want to donate to projects, let them and if companies want to invest in projects let them. Leave it exactly as it is and squash pirates with some new and better laws. Like making all those who profit from piracy, liable to the damages.

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Originally Posted by Dirty Dane View Post
The only way to prevent this kind of fraud, is for the government to evaluate and control content. And that is not "free internet", right?
This is why there will have to be massive Government controls and as he says it doesn't stop piracy. Because companies who can opt for the present system still have to deal with piracy. So build more bureaucracy, tax laws and piracy still remains. Plus the problems of regulating it on an International basis are unsolvable.

So why even bother?

Seems all he wants is for the present system of schemes like Kickstarter, to have the donations tax deductible.

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