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caf
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The simplest fix might be a mandated license for streaming old content where the royalties go to a collection agency and can be claimed by the rightsholders when they finally show up.
Nition
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Maybe limit the collection time as well, so e.g. Any funds that have been sitting without a valid claim for more than a year go back to the BBC.
pfisch
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Except there might be a lot of rightsholders in the different territories. Figuring out how to disperse the revenue could be very difficult.
It is a weird idea to steal art from people and force them to sell it to others.
caf
on June 4, 2017
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Compulsory licenses have precedent in the music industry.
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