Voluntary Collective Licensing
- Voluntary Collective Licensing
VCL (Voluntary Collective Licensing) is a theoretical solution for the problem of software piracy that would harness the power of file sharing technologies. The idea is to make file sharing networks subscribe-only for a small fee and then distribute the collected money among the artists based on the popularity of their work. It is endorsed by the EFF and Downhill Battle.
ee also
*Street Performer Protocol
External links
* [http://www.eff.org/share/collective_lic_wp.php Description and white paper at EFF Website]
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