From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40,FREEMAIL_FROM, MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,a7365ff3531de5f4 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public Path: controlnews3.google.com!news2.google.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!nnx.oleane.net!oleane!freenix!enst.fr!melchior!cuivre.fr.eu.org!melchior.frmug.org!not-for-mail From: "Marius Amado Alves" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: [OT] Right to use vs. sue (was: No call for Ada...) Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 18:40:06 -0700 Organization: Cuivre, Argent, Or Message-ID: References: <5djc901glq576rcnpfm8v8vfr7l4s8b4uf@4ax.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lovelace.ada-france.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: melchior.cuivre.fr.eu.org 1083602538 70199 212.85.156.195 (3 May 2004 16:42:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@melchior.cuivre.fr.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 16:42:18 +0000 (UTC) To: Return-Path: X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 03 May 2004 16:42:08.0413 (UTC) FILETIME=[9314F4D0:01C4312D] X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p7 (Debian) at ada-france.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada-france.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list List-Id: "Gateway to the comp.lang.ada Usenet newsgroup" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Xref: controlnews3.google.com comp.lang.ada:212 Date: 2004-05-03T18:40:06-07:00 > >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.