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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Campbell" data-source="post: 4683660" data-attributes="member: 16586">Here's my issue with a state-based solution: it accounts for the producer of content, but not those who add value to the products that contain that content.Fictional ExampleLet's say a publisher likes Mercutio's poetry enough to want to publish a compilation of his work. Mercutio is a poet and doesn't know how to compose a compilation, so the publisher assigns an editor to compile some of Mercutio's work in a form that works for poetry books. To help transition from one poem to the next the publisher hires a freelancer to work with Mercutio to write some copy to help introduce the poems in the compilation. Now that the project is coming along nicely, an art director at the publisher works with Mercutio to create art orders that complement Mercutio's poems and help the reader gain a feel for each poem. At the same time, a graphic designer is brought on to create a look and feel that is consistent with the content. After some basic layout work is started, and artwork starts coming back the graphic designer(s), art director, and typesetter(s) work to bring the book's layout and typography together. Once the book is typeset it gets proofed, and the graphic designer(s) consult the color books for the printer they're using and do any color correction work that needs to be done. Finally, the book is sent in digital form to the printer who prints and binds the book after they get approval for their proofs.The final book that people hold in their hands or look at on screen is the result of lots of people who worked very hard to add value to it and they all deserve to get compensated for the value they added. When you remove these people from the process you're often left with solid content that doesn't captivate an audience. Should the state also hire these people?</blockquote>

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