What about a contract like this: the copyright holder declares the value of the copyright (on the quarter; on the year; but the declared value may only increase); we then tax them on that value---say 1%. The flip side is that the copyright may be purchased 'into the public domain' by simply paying the full amount of the copyright to the owner of the copyright. (The owner has no right of refusal; however, they may increase the value of the copyright by paying the difference in taxes.)
For patents, have the tax be $300 for each year of the age of the patent. Surely, a patent is worth $300 in its first year; and, any patent that is still 'interesting' after 10 years is worth at least $3000?
Multinational patents/copyrights are payed to the originating country, so that there's no multiple payment issue.
For patents, have the tax be $300 for each year of the age of the patent. Surely, a patent is worth $300 in its first year; and, any patent that is still 'interesting' after 10 years is worth at least $3000?
Multinational patents/copyrights are payed to the originating country, so that there's no multiple payment issue.