Interesting thought. It would require federal administration and some kind of
enforcement mechanism that would work nationwide.
Let’s see if we can get it through Congress. <g>
--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal
On Sep 27, 2014, at 7:47 PM, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> I was just trying to mentally design a revised copyright system for images
> (and maybe books as well). Consider that the system *requires* that you
> register the image with the copyright office if you expect protection.
> Perhaps your registration number is a 64-bit hash value derived from the
> pixels of your raw file. Maybe registration is as simple as transmitting the
> raw file to the copyright office along with a small registration fee. In
> return you get your registration number hash value... maybe even created with
> a secret hashing algorithm. If you can then provide at a later time the
> image that produces the same hash value then you are the rightful owner.
>
> Then there's judgement and collection. To make it work it would have to be
> something as simple as being issued a traffic ticket. If you are the
> registered owner and a copyright "judge" agrees that there is an infringement
> the infringer is issued a summons to pay the *copyright office" a fine. the
> copyright office than pays you from the proceeds and keeps a small amount for
> themselves to pay for their enforcement activities.
>
> I'm sure there are all kinds of problems with this plan but I think something
> along these lines might work with modifications. Maybe something along the
> lines of "small claims court". ie; the system as described would only handle
> claims of, perhaps, a few hundred dollars or less.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 9/27/2014 2:58 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
>> PESO:
>>
>> Interesting and more true every day:
>>
>> http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/09/one-mans-endless-hopeless-struggle-to-protect-his-copyrighted-images/
>>
>> Tina
>>
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