Geoff Taylor, chief executive of the British Phonographic Industry, said: “We could hardly have more legal download services than we already do, and they have not eliminated piracy. It is the peer-to-peer downloading that is holding back investment in more services.
“What Government is proposing in the temporary suspension of accounts as a last resort is a set of measures that are proportional and balanced.”
“We could hardly have more legal download service than we already do, and they have not eliminated piracy.” Way to go, Geoff, you get the ‘net.
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I am old enough to remember cassette tape and sitting on a Sunday recording the top 20. Its been going on for years but the industry are now feeling they can cash in on it
I listened to a copy of Veckatamist (or whatever its called) by Grizzly Bear. Didn’t like it, so deleted it! Saved myself from wasting money.
Also, I have some lovely vinyl (Twisted Sister, Aldo Nova – jealous yet!?) and I can either buy a vinyl converter, buy the cd, or um, get it elsewhere). What to do?
I think the BPI should concentrate on whatever it is that they do, rather than lobbying for disproportionate and unworkable legislation against file-sharers.
Perhaps Radiohead should buy a boat and invite unelected Peers to dinner.
RobT:
The BPI’s main function is to spout fallacies and lobby politicians for foreign copyright cartels, so taking that away would render them redundant surely?
in an ideal world, political bribes by lobbyists aka campaign/party donations should be illegal, but we all know that’s never going to happen when unelected peers receive £100,000+ pay-days and only get suspended for 3 months. In the uk government corruption is commonplace and has little to no ramifications when caught in the act.
I fear the only recourse for a system so debased is the original greek model of democracy; one which is driven by and ruled by the people directly.
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