Comments on: Replacing DRM With A Music Tax Is Incredibly Stupid

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:57:31 +0000

I accept that the internet is monitored. It’s human minds “inter”- connected. I believe all the data I’ve browsed on the internet is likely stored at some ISP or remote location. So yes, I think there are internet police. Why else the stories of people browsing the wrong things and having officers show up at their door? But what do I care. No one bothers me if I want to write dirty jokes all over the New York Times blog.
However, I do occasionally fret about my free consumption of copyrighted works. Yet, I’m not a mastermind hacker working 19 hrs. a day to find ways to get or distribute copyrighted material. The information is easily and readily available. So why not make it transparent that someone at the ISP’s knows something and significantly hike up the fees of people who get copyrighted material via the ‘net. Then, the ISP can start a copyright monitoring and compensation department to haggle it out with the copyright holders, while I enjoy the convenience of getting the new Disco Dan album in my underwear unfettered by the FBI.
As far as independent or small scale artists not getting their dues–well in blues music there is a thing called “PAYING your dues”. All artists have to sacrifice to some extent before the money from their art starts rolling in. It’s called getting your foot in the door. For these types of artists the internet is a good way to promote or get a buzz to put them in a position where (my proposed) copyright monitors or managers or label people, etc. , can help them profit from their art.
To sum up, I do feel guilty about getting free entertainment from these artists and not giving back. And I do want to contribute something to the various creators. It’s just that these technologies have taught me that I don’t have to leave my house or whip out a credit card every five minutes and then settle for poor quality media. How can I go back now? I’m hooked.
So all you copyright people, send me the bill. I’ll pay it. Just don’t charge me $10,000 for that Britney Spears song on my hard drive.

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UK Virgin Media Attacks Net Neutrality « Jared Tame @ Phunctional — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:05:12 +0000

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The Music Industry’s New Extortion Scheme — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:51:08 +0000

[...] isn’t the first time someone has called for a music tax. Peter Jenner argued for it in Europe in 2006. Trent Reznor said the same thing last year (as did the Songwriters Association [...]

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By: TechCrunch en français » Vers une taxe sur la musique ? Et quoi encore!

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[...] parler. Il y a un an Peter Jenner (le premier manager des Pink Floyd, et des Clash) appelait à la creation d’une taxe en Europe pour la diffusion sur Internet et sur téléphones mobiles; environ 4 livres sterling par mois pour [...]

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Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:17:51 +0000

[...] unless governments are willing to take drastic measures to protect the industry (such as a mandatory music tax), economic theory will win out and the price of music will fall towards [...]

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By: 4392018

4392018 — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:54:03 +0000

Why would a whole continent be “up in arms” about something suggested by the manager of a band? Europe’s not that screwed up that we have musicians as politicians!

By: John Devalle

John Devalle — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:49:26 +0000

Peter Jenners suggestion that ISP’s shopuld pay a tax to the music industry is scandalous. ISP’s supply music publishers with a free delivery service, and they should be grateful. After all, if you sell goods by mail order you have to PAY the Post Office to deliver them to your customers. But far from being thankful for this generosity they want a tax on ISP’s that would be passed on to the consumer.

I’ve never downloaded music, and if Mr Jenner and others in the music business think I should pay a tax to solve their business problem, they can think again!

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By: TalkCrunch » Blog Archive » Talk With Yahoo Music Execs on the Fate of DRM

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:54:40 +0000

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By: Bill Gates On The Future Of DRM

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[...] Great artists will find a way to make money – via small download fees, live performances, merchandise, etc. But the age of DRM is coming to an end. Startups that embrace the DRM world are going to have a very hard time finding success. [...]

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