If you pirate music, you're downloading communism!

[Steve Swann]

Hey Al, have you heard of the approach that the UK is taking (or maybe has taken?) to make music downloading llegal, and pay for though some kind of network tax or surcharge, which is then to be divided among the music industry?  Sort of like what they did in the US with cassette tapes?
 
Aside from the technical issues, it occurs to me that only the industry heavyweights will get their payday.   I suspect that small indie labels will get left out in the cold...

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Albert Bouchard <albert at CELLSUM.COM>
Date: Wednesday, Mar 25, 2009 7:29 am
Subject: Re: If you pirate music, you're downloading communism!
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So I guess you think it's OK to steal music? What about other stuff?
My 2 cents…

On Mar 25, 2009, at 6:41 AM, M Holmes wrote:

> That nice coloured bloke has joined the fascists:
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> http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/03/obama-sides-wit.html
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> So it's bankruptcy for you if you download a music track, but if  
> through
> your greed, you totally destroy the economy for a generation, the
> government will pay for your yacht.
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> I guess the Obama Illusion was nice while it lasted.
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> FoFP
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