Downloading mp3z question

[KrazyHorse]

They want to welch on the deal now that P2P has taken off, but the government told them to shove it.

[Az]

government

[Zopperoni]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
The music industry agreed to it in 1998. In recompense they are given a certain amount of money per blank CD or portable music device sold.

That's a pretty fair construction. Over here, I think, they're contemplating the introduction of a compensation fee on broadband connections, which would be a similar measure.

[alva]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse


The music industry agreed to it in 1998. In recompense they are given a certain amount of money per blank CD or portable music device sold.

We have that too for blank CD's. Now they want to extend it to PC's as well, which is absolute bollocks IMO.

[Kassiopeia]

Finland has the CD levy and downloading is legal, but the lobby is working hard on getting some legislation against that as well. I doubt the government here is as w00tly as Canada's. IOW the entertainment industry wants to have its cake and eat it too.

Of course, resourceful Finns have bought their blank CDs for much lower prices from abroad for a long time now

[Az]

We have that too for blank CD's. Now they want to extend it to PC's as well, which is absolute bollocks IMO.

That's indeed rubbish.

The broadband tax seems to make sense, though.

[Agathon]

Where can I get a *free* winamp equivalent for a Mac? I've got a load of stuff that I don't want on my iPod or would simply mess up iTunes if I added it to the Library. Simularly, where can I get something akin to Tagscanner?

ipodlounge.com

I admit that I take a perverse joy in the Canadian recording industry's problems. They were quite happy to screw the consumer with a an unjustifiable levy - now that it's bit them in the ass consumers should feel free to enjoy Canada's liberal downloading laws.

[Agathon]

The broadband tax seems to make sense, though.

Really? Why should you subsidize a dying industry? Do you have to pay taxes to horse breeders when you buy a new car?

[Zopperoni]

Well, the argument made, and I can only confirm its validity for the Dutch ISP market, is that broadband ISPs advertise their connections as allowing one to download many files quickly.
This argument holds the underlying assumption that P2P-networks will be used to acquire (copyrighted) material.

[Agathon]

So what if they are. The laws need to be change. The old system is encouraging hoarding rather than creativity.