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[-] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 11 points 9 months ago

Does not work for media, since media is a good that you need a specific version of. You don't really care what potatoes you buy (simplification) but if you want to watch a specific show, movie or play a game -you can't really subsidize it with another. So exclusivity does not work for potatoes but works for media. We would need a global overhaul of copyright to work this one out.

[-] tate@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 9 months ago

It totally works for media. Just need a law that says, if a work is published, anyone can distribute it for the same fair licensing fee. That's the way "cover" music works - any cover band can play any other musician's work. Nobody can refuse them that right. Then the venue where they perform pays a flat fee to an agency for the license. This doesn't work great in music, but we could create a better model for streaming. it's not impossible.

[-] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 0 points 9 months ago

Musik industry has an extra layer of rights management companies that deal with exactly that issue. So I agree, we could create a legal framework or even an industry self regulating system to work that problem out. But I kind of said that already:

We would need a global overhaul of copyright to work this one out.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Studios aren't allowed to buy specific movie theaters to force you to go to them to watch their movies. Same concept here.

[-] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 1 points 9 months ago

Yet Disney found a pretty creative work around. But that might be a good idea that distribution and production should be separated entities - if well implemented well could solve the problem. Haven't thought about it.

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