Platforms like Kickstarter nurture the energy of people by bringing them together with people who are willing to fuel them with energy.
The best known measurement for energy today is money because its standardized and global. That doesn't mean there are no alternatives. Think of Payswarm or OpenTransact and bartering!
In Germany "private copies" are under pressure. The entertainment industries are lobbying to get over them, and partly achieved this. I.e it's not allowed to bypass DRM.
You're not becoming criminally liable if you did this for private purpose, but companies are able to sue you under civil law. I think this is similar in other European contries.
Sorry to correct! Over here in Germany we got a new levy for PCs. Every vendor (excuse me, customer) will have to pay 13,65 € extra within every purchase of a desktop or mobile pc. Of course additional to the existing levy of nearly 6 € for every burner sold. Based on statistics, the industry gets another 270 mio € extra a year. Best thing, it's paid repercussive 'til 2002.
I am wondering if this will be considered in the next proposals to politicians.
Btw, not every vendor accepts i.e. apple. But these companies will get an invoice by the entertainments with an extra of +25%. Nice one!
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Just rename the fuel!
Platforms like Kickstarter nurture the energy of people by bringing them together with people who are willing to fuel them with energy.
The best known measurement for energy today is money because its standardized and global. That doesn't mean there are no alternatives. Think of Payswarm or OpenTransact and bartering!
Re: not still illegal
In Germany "private copies" are under pressure. The entertainment industries are lobbying to get over them, and partly achieved this. I.e it's not allowed to bypass DRM.
You're not becoming criminally liable if you did this for private purpose, but companies are able to sue you under civil law. I think this is similar in other European contries.
"Urheberrechtspauschale" in Germany
Sorry to correct! Over here in Germany we got a new levy for PCs. Every vendor (excuse me, customer) will have to pay 13,65 € extra within every purchase of a desktop or mobile pc. Of course additional to the existing levy of nearly 6 € for every burner sold. Based on statistics, the industry gets another 270 mio € extra a year. Best thing, it's paid repercussive 'til 2002.
I am wondering if this will be considered in the next proposals to politicians.
Btw, not every vendor accepts i.e. apple. But these companies will get an invoice by the entertainments with an extra of +25%. Nice one!