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...governments collecting and paying royalties. Its called tolling and every business in the world would like to access governments' ability to use force to collect money for them.

What would be the outcome of such a scheme? Whenever "artists" (and I use the word loosely given what's being released these days -- think anything by Fergie here)feel they are being insufficiently compensated for their "art", they need not produce more or better art, they need only lobby the Government and then you and I, will be required to stump up more cash for the privilege of listening to music.

Better the devil you know (RIAA) than making the Government bill collectors for Slipknot, Miley Cyrus, et al.
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I think I'll skip...  shollomon | 08/31/09
You Nailed It, Pal !  Travasaurus | 09/03/09
What is the word I am looking for...  dragosani | 08/31/09
fully agreed!  Smarty_Pantz | 08/31/09
True enough  voska1 | 08/31/09
Not that it matters to this administration.  TripleII | 08/31/09
Government Collecting?  Juergen Hartl | 08/31/09
Invalid.  TripleII | 08/31/09
You are forgetting that this is the United States of RIAA  T1Oracle | 08/31/09
I agree whole heartedly.....  dingers412@... | 09/02/09
Whah? Tax money to bail out another industry?  Takalok | 08/31/09
agreed...  endorphine44 | 08/31/09
Totally agree...  cosuna | 08/31/09
I pay for my downloads to get legal content.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 08/31/09
RE: An open letter to the RIAA: Illegal file sharing problem solved?  Vesicant | 08/31/09
Solutions abound: motivation lacking  johnfenjackson@... | 08/31/09
Your solution to music piracy is more gov't?  Fark | 08/31/09
Another naive blogger - you can pay my share  deaf_e_kate | 08/31/09
Yes...and no...  PredatorVI | 08/31/09
I take it you wouldn't agree in a national health service then?  zwhittaker ZDNet Moderator | 08/31/09
Quite a tangent.  TripleII | 08/31/09
You can deliberate treatment on the NHS...  DevJonny | 09/01/09
Agree to an American NHS???  psquare11 | 09/02/09
RE: An open letter to the RIAA: Illegal file sharing problem solved?  Pharaohamun | 08/31/09
RE: An open letter to the RIAA: Illegal file sharing problem solved?  look_around | 08/31/09
I would love a government subsidy  terry flores | 08/31/09
Tie The "Artists Compensatory Fee Tax" To Copyright Reform  sismoc | 08/31/09
Whoaaa wait a minute  keshel@... | 08/31/09
Isn't that how it works for the rest of us?  voska1 | 08/31/09
Alternate solution:  ZDnet Reader 43 | 08/31/09
The Honesty Tax?  Fark | 09/02/09
That would take care of some of the poblem.  mjolnar@... | 08/31/09
Why do you think you can...  Fark | 09/02/09
RE: An open letter to the RIAA: Illegal file sharing problem solved?  agohige | 08/31/09
artists need the labels.  pfyearwood | 08/31/09
Not a solution.  greymoon | 08/31/09
RIAA has abused the law  devils_advocate | 08/31/09
Socialized downloading?  Steve Goldman | 08/31/09
What the government really needs to do is...  masonwheeler | 08/31/09
Fact-checking before an open letter - and no blanket taxation please  ChristopherWoods | 08/31/09
A Tax - Baloney  keshel@... | 08/31/09
RE: An open letter to the RIAA: Illegal file sharing problem solved?  RDrr | 08/31/09
RE: An open letter to the RIAA: Illegal file sharing problem solved?  nekomimichan | 08/31/09
RE: An open letter to the RIAA: Illegal file sharing problem solved?  rnlightle | 08/31/09
No thanks, I don't want to pay for you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/31/09
Amen!  Fark | 09/02/09
RE: An open letter to the RIAA: Illegal file sharing problem solved?  peter.j.boyles@... | 08/31/09
Downloading..Viewing?  swampcat@... | 08/31/09
RE: An open letter to the RIAA: Illegal file sharing problem solved?  Beric | 08/31/09
RE: An open letter to the RIAA: Illegal file sharing problem solved?  bmerr71 | 08/31/09
RIAA isn't suing anymore - Zack is out of touch  HollywoodDog | 08/31/09
RE: An open letter to the RIAA: Illegal file sharing problem solved?  harman.singh@... | 08/31/09
Worse... England  zwhittaker ZDNet Moderator | 08/31/09
Am I thick or were you drunk when you wrote this:  crimliar | 08/31/09
The Record Companies are idiots  Alzie | 08/31/09
Let the industry starve to death.  Tommy S. | 08/31/09
You've been caught, illegal downloader! Run, baby, RUN! (NT)  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 08/31/09
They'd love a tax  scott1329 | 08/31/09
RE: An open letter to the RIAA: Illegal file sharing problem solved?  ScaredyCat | 08/31/09
Where is copyright law now! SUE HIM! (NT)  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 08/31/09
Ever heard of the Free Market?  blackbart55 | 08/31/09
Is Mr. Whittaker a doctor?  bricar2 | 08/31/09
No but I will be soon  zwhittaker ZDNet Moderator | 08/31/09
Congrats.  bricar2 | 09/02/09
There's already an RIAA Tax  832472394nfkjds | 08/31/09
CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY  nfogeist | 08/31/09
RE: An open letter to the RIAA: Illegal file sharing problem solved?  wirecutter | 08/31/09
More Taxes ?  pizzaman7 | 08/31/09
Music Like Water  Casual Dave | 08/31/09
Ain't gonna happen in the US  happyharry_z | 08/31/09
Better solution: Boycott  wolf_z | 08/31/09
Wolf, that makes too much sense.  PlayFair | 09/01/09
RE: An open letter to the RIAA: Illegal file sharing problem solved?  MichaelGrant | 08/31/09
RE: An open letter to the RIAA: Illegal file sharing problem solved?  riaasocialism | 08/31/09
Zack, you just don't get it  Joe_Raby | 08/31/09
I live in the real world  zwhittaker ZDNet Moderator | 08/31/09
RE: An open letter to the RIAA: Illegal file sharing problem solved?  maneeshpan@... | 08/31/09
Maneesh, you have it right!  PlayFair | 09/01/09
RE: An open letter to the RIAA: Illegal file sharing problem solved?  dennis@... | 08/31/09
Where did 90% come from?  Old_Gray_Wolf | 09/02/09
Keep taking the meds  ken_1969 | 09/01/09
Keep taking the meds  jackfred | 09/01/09
RE: An open letter to the RIAA: Illegal file sharing problem solved?  JOHN_TUOHY | 09/01/09
This is a pants idea.  GOTBO | 09/01/09
Yeah, another tax, great idea  Speednet | 09/01/09
Artists get almost NOTHING!!!!!  Narg | 09/01/09
Let's try to make sense of all of this.  PlayFair | 09/01/09
ENOUGH with the bloody taxation!!!  techboy_z | 09/02/09
RE: An open letter to the RIAA: Illegal file sharing problem solved?  1shado1 | 09/02/09
RE: An open letter to the RIAA: Illegal file sharing problem solved?  jzac888 | 09/03/09
RE: An open letter to the RIAA: Illegal file sharing problem solved?  t0cableguy@... | 09/03/09
RE: An open letter to the RIAA: Illegal file sharing problem solved?  t0cableguy@... | 09/03/09
RE: An open letter to the RIAA: Illegal file sharing problem solved?  gkiefferjfk2@... | 09/03/09
I completely agree, and...  smtp4me@... | 09/04/09
Do like retail and use free material as the loss leader  katrillionaire@... | 09/04/09

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