Re: [OT] Right to use vs. sue (was: No call for Ada...)

["Marius Amado Alves" <amado.alves@netcabo.pt>]

> >Again, I believe the music example can help. Reward is due when the work
is
> >executed. So it works for items that can be executed. Music scores,
> >programs, in a straightfoward way.
>
> It might work, if there were an infrastructure ready to count runs.
> However, I do not think that customers would enjoy a model of paying
> per run.

That's indeed a problem, but it has a solution. You don't need to count
runs. The creator is certainly willing to cut a fair deal not requiring run
count. That's what happens when a recording company buys the copyright. When
I say reward is due from execution, I'm not saying it has to be a direct
scheme, just based on the idea. The reward should also be calculated
(negotiated) taking into account the monetary effects of running the work.
Creator A writes an e-commerce system. Client B runs the system to sell
whatever. A and B cut a deal, based on the expected revenues of B, the role
A's system plays there, or even with provisions to adjust the deal to the
evolution of B's business.