Danny Piccirillo <[email protected]> writes: > So, this appears to confirm that STEF, the music collectors society, > does indeed collect royalties for all music in Iceland, regardless of > whether the artist is a member. Most artists choose to join so that > they can actually receive the royalties that are collected. > > Is there a way around this?
The way it's described (and I have only your findings to go on, since my knowledge of Iceland law and language are far lower than yours) it seems the only options for free culture involve changing the law or breaking it. > If not, can something specific to this law be appended to Icelandic > ports of free culture / semi-free licenses to circumvent this? > > If not, is out only option to reform the law? Any advice on that one? What legal resources do you have access to in Iceland? It would be best to get advice from experts on their law. -- \ “I cannot be angry at God, in whom I do not believe.” —Simone | `\ De Beauvoir | _o__) | Ben Finney _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss
