Comments on: ‘Economist: Copyright is dead’

By: Chris Webb on Publishing, Media, and Technology

Chris Webb on Publishing, Media, and Technology — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:53:48 +0000

Social DRM, the Death of Copyright and the Fallacy of Piracy…

There is some really great debate over on the TeleRead Blog concerning DRM, copyright, and piracy. As the TeleRead blog has grown, David has added new columnists (disclaimer: including Wiley publisher Joe Wikert) which has really added to the conversa…

By: Garson O'Toole

Garson O'Toole — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:52:22 +0000

Bryan says that it would be nice if someone would sit down and “enumerate the business models that are possible for authors in a world without copyright.”

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has an article that presents short descriptions of several potential payment methods. The suggestions do not assume “a world without copyright”, but they do try to take into account the proliferation of peer-to-peer file distribution networks.

Payment strategies include:
Voluntary Collective Licensing
Individual Compulsory Licenses
Ad Revenue Sharing
P2P Subscriptions
Digital Patronage and Online Tipping
Microrefunds
Bandwidth Levies
Media Tariffs

By: David Rothman

David Rothman — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:18:43 +0000

Bryan, I agree. That’s the point. I’m looking for ways to keep copyright alive in ways that are more respectful of human nature than present arrangements. – David

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:04:38 +0000

What models do we need?

Really, I keep seeing people wave their hands and chant ‘change business model, change business model’, but it would be nice if someone would sit down an enumerate the business models that are possible for authors in a world without copyright.