******** From: "Jeffrey Mazzella" <jmazzellaat_private> To: "Declan McCullagh" <declanat_private> Subject: Re: Compulsory Licensing of Music on the Internet Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 17:44:50 -0400 Organization: CFIF Declan -- CFIF recently commissioned a paper (link below) entitled, "Taking" Away Music Copyrights, in response to the introduction of the Music Online Competition Act, introduced by Reps. Boucher and Cannon. The Paper asks the question: Does compulsory licensing of music on the Internet violate the Fifth Amendment s Takings Clause? We believe a substantive argument can be made that it does. While the Constitution grants to Congress the authority to protect copyrights as a property right through Article I and the Fifth Amendment, compulsory licensing, although providing some compensation to copyright holders, destroys one s right to negotiate terms for the use of intellectual property. In addition, Congress should resist its temptation to intervene in the private marketplace for intellectual property rights by imposing compulsory licensing that discourages private negotiation and inhibits the development of marketplace solutions. To read the paper, click on: <http://www.cfif.org/5_8_2001/Free_line/current/free_line_copyright.htm>http://www.cfif.org/5_8_2001/Free_line/current/free_line_copyright.htm I believe the politechbot list might find it interesting. Regards, Jeffrey Mazzella Vice President, Legislative Affairs Center for Individual Freedom 901 N. Washington St., Suite 402 Alexandria, VA 22314 703-535-5836 <http://www.cfif.org>www.cfif.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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