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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. Re:This is another lie by johny_qst · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Will someone please mod this parent down... it was funny the first half dozen times.... now it's like that funky sock in the bottom of the hamper. Mod it down so hopefully s/he will cease and desist.

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  2. where? by kevin+lyda · · Score: 1, Redundant

    every label and artist? where? will some of the money be going to artists and labels in ireland? russia? brasil? what percentage goes where?

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