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EFF Lawyer Argues For Compulsory Music Licenses

Posted by timothy on from the compulsion-bad-freedom-good dept.

An anonymous reader submits "Fred von Lohmann, lead intellectual property lawyer at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, wrote an op-ed in the Daily Princetonian urging compulsory licensing of copyrighted music. The system would allow internet users to copy music freely and legally, in exchange for a flat monthly fee to be shared by artists and record labels. He says schools like Princeton might be a good place to test the approach."

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  1. What about... by Robotech_Master · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...compulsory spell-checker "lcensing"?

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    Editor Emeritus and Senior Writer, TeleRead.org
  2. This is another lie by Mohammed+Al-Sahaf · · Score: 4, Funny

    We are not afraid of the lawyers. Allah has condemned them. They are stupid. They are stupid... and condemned.

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    Former Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
  3. Lcenses by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Damn Apple stole all the i's

  4. Re:Curious by Wordsmith · · Score: 3, Funny

    If you go to Princeton, I hope you're smart enough not to.