Comments on: BPI Exec – Industry Shouldn’t Have Fought Napster http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86508/bpi-exec-industry-shouldnt-have-fought-napster/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:25:42 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: D.AN http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86508/bpi-exec-industry-shouldnt-have-fought-napster/#comment-200624 D.AN Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:39:12 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=86508#comment-200624 The laws give industries higher priority than artists, let alone little regard to the artists. That would explain why "the legal system of compensation is based on compensation per copy or per play". The laws give industries higher priority than artists, let alone little regard to the artists. That would explain why “the legal system of compensation is based on compensation per copy or per play”.

]]> By: mal greenborg http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86508/bpi-exec-industry-shouldnt-have-fought-napster/#comment-195012 mal greenborg Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:13:13 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=86508#comment-195012 Laws meant to protect the liberty of individuals. The individuals who create the information, not the end users. Laws meant to protect the liberty of individuals. The individuals who create the information, not the end users.

]]> By: D.AN http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86508/bpi-exec-industry-shouldnt-have-fought-napster/#comment-194898 D.AN Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:31:22 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=86508#comment-194898 No, I literally did mean old: antediluvian: so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period; "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws" No, I literally did mean old:

antediluvian: so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period; “a ramshackle antediluvian tenement”; “antediluvian ideas”; “archaic laws”

]]> By: mal greenborg http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86508/bpi-exec-industry-shouldnt-have-fought-napster/#comment-194776 mal greenborg Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:21:31 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=86508#comment-194776 If by archaic you mean "worked great for at and artists", then I guess you are right. If by archaic you mean “worked great for at and artists”, then I guess you are right.

]]> By: Baobab http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86508/bpi-exec-industry-shouldnt-have-fought-napster/#comment-194597 Baobab Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:37:32 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=86508#comment-194597 The music industry declared all-out war against their customers. They are not taking any prisoners in this, why should we? All filesharers should die from the net, so should all media companies! Problem solved. The music industry declared all-out war against their customers.

They are not taking any prisoners in this, why should we?

All filesharers should die from the net, so should all media companies!

Problem solved.

]]> By: D.AN http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86508/bpi-exec-industry-shouldnt-have-fought-napster/#comment-194587 D.AN Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:54:23 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=86508#comment-194587 It just shows how archaic that system is. It just shows how archaic that system is.

]]> By: B http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86508/bpi-exec-industry-shouldnt-have-fought-napster/#comment-194541 B Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:13:56 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=86508#comment-194541 "There’s also the comment that suggests that he still believes that one download means one lost sale; though he didn’t say that specifically, only to say that there’s less money for music because of unauthorized downloading." Saying that it costs the industry money does NOT mean he believes that "one download means one lost sale". (I happen to think that piracy does cost the digital industry money, but not at a rate of 1 lost sale per download.) Don't twist people's words into strawman arguments. “There’s also the comment that suggests that he still believes that one download means one lost sale; though he didn’t say that specifically, only to say that there’s less money for music because of unauthorized downloading.”

Saying that it costs the industry money does NOT mean he believes that “one download means one lost sale”. (I happen to think that piracy does cost the digital industry money, but not at a rate of 1 lost sale per download.) Don’t twist people’s words into strawman arguments.

]]> By: amolpatil2k http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86508/bpi-exec-industry-shouldnt-have-fought-napster/#comment-194493 amolpatil2k Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:55:19 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=86508#comment-194493 Content producers have two main goals. (1) Promotion: they actually let the P2P guys do the promotion for them (2) Long tail: P2P type of promotion leads to further centralization so the top 20% artists get 80% volume even on Net. The long tail happens because people are so excited about getting something for free that they forget about their own taste. Downloading crowds out the critical step of discovery. Content producers have two main goals. (1) Promotion: they actually let the P2P guys do the promotion for them (2) Long tail: P2P type of promotion leads to further centralization so the top 20% artists get 80% volume even on Net.

The long tail happens because people are so excited about getting something for free that they forget about their own taste. Downloading crowds out the critical step of discovery.

]]> By: mal greenborg http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86508/bpi-exec-industry-shouldnt-have-fought-napster/#comment-194456 mal greenborg Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:16:34 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=86508#comment-194456 The main problem with that is that the legal system of compensation is based on compensation per copy or per play - and effectively, it means way less money for artists. That might not matter to Michael Jackson's estate or Metallica, but lots of average guys, young and old, live off of mechanicals and royalties because playing gigs simply doesn't make enough money to live on. The main problem with that is that the legal system of compensation is based on compensation per copy or per play – and effectively, it means way less money for artists. That might not matter to Michael Jackson’s estate or Metallica, but lots of average guys, young and old, live off of mechanicals and royalties because playing gigs simply doesn’t make enough money to live on.

]]> By: Steve http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86508/bpi-exec-industry-shouldnt-have-fought-napster/#comment-194388 Steve Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:37:01 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=86508#comment-194388 Why can’t ISP’s just charge their clients and extra £10 or so on top of their monthly bill that gives the client legal ability to download anything they want. The extra £10 can be divided up and distributed among the various copyright holders, so that’s £10 x 1,000,000+ internet users that equals 10,000,000+ per month, isn’t that enough? Why can’t ISP’s just charge their clients and extra £10 or so on top of their monthly bill that gives the client legal ability to download anything they want. The extra £10 can be divided up and distributed among the various copyright holders, so that’s £10 x 1,000,000+ internet users that equals 10,000,000+ per month, isn’t that enough?

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