Comments on: Some Support for the RIAA — A Music Tax http://blogmaverick.com/2005/05/22/some-support-for-the-riaa-a-music-tax/ the mark cuban weblog Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:20:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: runescape money http://blogmaverick.com/2005/05/22/some-support-for-the-riaa-a-music-tax/#comment-8710 runescape money Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:44 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/05/22/some-support-for-the-riaa-a-music-tax/#comment-8710 There are some things I think we should all share the burden for - what's next? Taxing hot chicks so we don't have to be stuck with thier court costs when they get molested, harassed, or raped? Once they pass their prime, can they decide if they want to continue to pay for the protection, or put themselves in the public domain? There are some things I think we should all share the burden for – what’s next? Taxing hot chicks so we don’t have to be stuck with thier court costs when they get molested, harassed, or raped? Once they pass their prime, can they decide if they want to continue to pay for the protection, or put themselves in the public domain?

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]]> By: Litfaßsäule http://blogmaverick.com/2005/05/22/some-support-for-the-riaa-a-music-tax/#comment-8712 Litfaßsäule Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:44 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/05/22/some-support-for-the-riaa-a-music-tax/#comment-8712 great site with very good look and perfect information...i like it great site with very good look and perfect information…i like it

]]> By: blogger86 http://blogmaverick.com/2005/05/22/some-support-for-the-riaa-a-music-tax/#comment-8713 blogger86 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:44 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/05/22/some-support-for-the-riaa-a-music-tax/#comment-8713 Thanks for those valuable suggestions but i still have some doubts in the context as stated by Demockery101 in the above comment.. So will u please help us in clarigy those doubts.. Thanks for those valuable suggestions but i still have some doubts in the context as stated by Demockery101 in the above comment..
So will u please help us in clarigy those doubts..

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]]> By: wow powerleveling http://blogmaverick.com/2005/05/22/some-support-for-the-riaa-a-music-tax/#comment-8709 wow powerleveling Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:41 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/05/22/some-support-for-the-riaa-a-music-tax/#comment-8709 I'll still create them, but I can't mentally handle the idea that someone can just come along and use them however they see fit leaving me with no recourse. It's already a problem - if someone were to steal one of my works and use it today, I still have to decide whether or not it's worth calling up the attorney. I’ll still create them, but I can’t mentally handle the idea that someone can just come along and use them however they see fit leaving me with no recourse. It’s already a problem – if someone were to steal one of my works and use it today, I still have to decide whether or not it’s worth calling up the attorney.

]]> By: William http://blogmaverick.com/2005/05/22/some-support-for-the-riaa-a-music-tax/#comment-8694 William Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:38 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/05/22/some-support-for-the-riaa-a-music-tax/#comment-8694 The point is somewhat valid - someone has to pay for the services of the government. Why not a different slant - if IP is _property_, and has value, shouldn't a tax apply based on the value of the property? If the property is put into the commons (where it can't be "exploited" as I understand the licensing -- any variations also go into the commons), then it could no longer be considered the property of the owner. in general, property taxes for homes provide the economic backing for the protection of those homes, etc for vehicles, and so forth. As for the "starving artists who can't afford to register". (1) these artists couldn't afford to bring a lawsuit in the first place, (2) the appraisal value of their work is likely to be fairly low, and (3) their material isn't attractive to being republished, since the creative commons approach means that the republisher is only providing distribution for the material and cannot claim copyright protection for the changes. The point is somewhat valid – someone has to pay for the services of the government.

Why not a different slant – if IP is _property_, and has value, shouldn’t a tax apply based on the value of the property?

If the property is put into the commons (where it can’t be “exploited” as I understand the licensing — any variations also go into the commons), then it could no longer be considered the property of the owner.

in general, property taxes for homes provide the economic backing for the protection of those homes, etc for vehicles, and so forth.

As for the “starving artists who can’t afford to register”.
(1) these artists couldn’t afford to bring a lawsuit in the first place,
(2) the appraisal value of their work is likely to be fairly low,
and (3) their material isn’t attractive to being republished, since the creative commons approach means that the republisher is only providing distribution for the material and cannot claim copyright protection for the changes.

]]> By: Grant http://blogmaverick.com/2005/05/22/some-support-for-the-riaa-a-music-tax/#comment-8695 Grant Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:38 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/05/22/some-support-for-the-riaa-a-music-tax/#comment-8695 This is a reply to Michael's post #31. There are very few, if any, artists that have come up on their own and sold millions of records. There are very many that have been on a label, gotten popular, left the label for their own label and sold millions of dollars. You don't get to step two with out taking step one. Creating the recording for the album is relatively cheap in the grand scheme of things, breaking a new artist is not. As for the lawsuits against 15 year olds, the argument has been made many a times that you shouldn't sue a 15 year old because they don't know any better... let's face it, when I was 15, I knew the difference between right and wrong (I didn't always do what was right, but I knew when I was doing wrong). There isn't a single person in this country that hasn't had this issue shoved down their throat over the last couple of years. Everyone knows the issue, knows it is wrong, and thinks they can't get caught. Besides, when you see their IP address you don't know how old they are. Would you civilly go after a 15 year old for breaking all of the windows in your house? Or do they have to be 18 to be liable for that? As for the DVD sales vs music sales. These are two very different animals. You can download a song in a minute, it takes a few hours on a cable modem (assuming the server has good speed) to download a movie. It is like comparing 2 rocks and saying "they are both rocks", when one is a pebble and the other a boulder. This is a reply to Michael’s post #31.

There are very few, if any, artists that have come up on their own and sold millions of records. There are very many that have been on a label, gotten popular, left the label for their own label and sold millions of dollars.

You don’t get to step two with out taking step one. Creating the recording for the album is relatively cheap in the grand scheme of things, breaking a new artist is not.

As for the lawsuits against 15 year olds, the argument has been made many a times that you shouldn’t sue a 15 year old because they don’t know any better… let’s face it, when I was 15, I knew the difference between right and wrong (I didn’t always do what was right, but I knew when I was doing wrong). There isn’t a single person in this country that hasn’t had this issue shoved down their throat over the last couple of years. Everyone knows the issue, knows it is wrong, and thinks they can’t get caught. Besides, when you see their IP address you don’t know how old they are. Would you civilly go after a 15 year old for breaking all of the windows in your house? Or do they have to be 18 to be liable for that?

As for the DVD sales vs music sales. These are two very different animals. You can download a song in a minute, it takes a few hours on a cable modem (assuming the server has good speed) to download a movie. It is like comparing 2 rocks and saying “they are both rocks”, when one is a pebble and the other a boulder.

]]> By: Ben http://blogmaverick.com/2005/05/22/some-support-for-the-riaa-a-music-tax/#comment-8696 Ben Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:38 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/05/22/some-support-for-the-riaa-a-music-tax/#comment-8696 a better idea: http://www.cepr.net/publications/AFV.htm a better idea:

http://www.cepr.net/publications/AFV.htm

]]> By: Hans http://blogmaverick.com/2005/05/22/some-support-for-the-riaa-a-music-tax/#comment-8697 Hans Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:38 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/05/22/some-support-for-the-riaa-a-music-tax/#comment-8697 I don't have many cd's left, they are either 1. Stolen (John Return my cd's please.) 2. Destroyed (CD's are not durable) 3. Misplaced(I'm probably presenile) ...so I turn to P2P and recover the music I once bought. When I find something new and interesting, I go out and buy 2 of the same kind, one for me, and one for a friend, definitly not John. I don’t have many cd’s left, they are either

1. Stolen (John Return my cd’s please.)
2. Destroyed (CD’s are not durable)
3. Misplaced(I’m probably presenile)

…so I turn to P2P and recover the music I once bought. When I find something new and interesting, I go out and buy 2 of the same kind, one for me, and one for a friend, definitly not John.

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