too bad this means only losses for the middle-men, that also pump millions into lobbying for increasingly stupid IP laws - so it’s not likely to happen :/

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    1 year ago

    I quickly skimmed the video because I don’t have 17 min to be talked at right now, but if I recall, this has been done in the past. He may have mentioned it though.

    “Music” CD-R’s had an additional tax that went to copyright holders. They were the same discs, just more expensive.

    I was told by administratiin that a bit of my (and classmates) college tuition went to copyright holders to cover expected copyright use.

    And there was a plan to tax ISP’s but I think that one failed to launch.

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      he does mention that as a weak attempt and more as an example of what not to do.

      i think his premise assumes IP law doesn’t exist and economies based on it would fade away. what czechia has is additional to the existing system and thus moot