Comments on: Canadian Songwriters Propose Voluntary P2P Tax http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86932/canadian-songwriters-propose-voluntary-p2p-tax/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:36:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Canadian songwriters propose file-sharing tax. A *voluntary* file-sharing tax. « ComedyOnHand http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86932/canadian-songwriters-propose-voluntary-p2p-tax/#comment-341641 Canadian songwriters propose file-sharing tax. A *voluntary* file-sharing tax. « ComedyOnHand Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:57:45 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=86932#comment-341641 [...] Canadian songwriters propose file-sharing tax. A *voluntary* file-sharing tax. By Andrew Leave a Comment Categories: Posterous Canadian songwriters don’t want to sue file-sharers. In fact, we like file-sharing. It’s the most efficient distribution system of the largest repertoire of music ever assembled, and it’s available to virtually everyone. What’s not to love about that? We don’t want to stop it; we just want to get paid for the use of our work. We think that most music fans agree with that, and that millions of Canadians would welcome a legal way to share any and all music files… via zeropaid.com [...] [...] Canadian songwriters propose file-sharing tax. A *voluntary* file-sharing tax. By Andrew Leave a Comment Categories: Posterous Canadian songwriters don’t want to sue file-sharers. In fact, we like file-sharing. It’s the most efficient distribution system of the largest repertoire of music ever assembled, and it’s available to virtually everyone. What’s not to love about that? We don’t want to stop it; we just want to get paid for the use of our work. We think that most music fans agree with that, and that millions of Canadians would welcome a legal way to share any and all music files… via zeropaid.com [...]

]]> By: Canadian Songwriters Want Mandatory $10 P2P Tax http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86932/canadian-songwriters-propose-voluntary-p2p-tax/#comment-323264 Canadian Songwriters Want Mandatory $10 P2P Tax Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:25:15 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=86932#comment-323264 [...] wouldn’t “resolve the industry’s problems.”SAC floated the idea again in 2009. This time Bill Henderson, SAC’s VP, emphasized the need for a collaborative relationship of [...] [...] wouldn’t “resolve the industry’s problems.”SAC floated the idea again in 2009. This time Bill Henderson, SAC’s VP, emphasized the need for a collaborative relationship of [...]

]]> By: Mr. Briggs http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86932/canadian-songwriters-propose-voluntary-p2p-tax/#comment-203071 Mr. Briggs Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:59:34 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=86932#comment-203071 And it's because of this "sharing" that scarcity is technically nonexistent. And technically, you're "taking" a copy from the person who's "sharing" it, so... And it’s because of this “sharing” that scarcity is technically nonexistent.

And technically, you’re “taking” a copy from the person who’s “sharing” it, so…

]]> By: soulxtc http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86932/canadian-songwriters-propose-voluntary-p2p-tax/#comment-202884 soulxtc Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:15:08 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=86932#comment-202884 Nobody is "taking" they're "sharing," and recorded music is a relatively new phenomenon. Nobody is “taking” they’re “sharing,” and recorded music is a relatively new phenomenon.

]]> By: Mr. Briggs http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86932/canadian-songwriters-propose-voluntary-p2p-tax/#comment-202874 Mr. Briggs Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:51:26 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=86932#comment-202874 "How about just paying for what you take when you take it? It’s worked for a thousand years. Seems a lot more sensible to me." We would, if it weren't for the fact that on the Internet, scarcity is technically nonexistent. “How about just paying for what you take when you take it? It’s worked for a thousand years.
Seems a lot more sensible to me.”

We would, if it weren’t for the fact that on the Internet, scarcity is technically nonexistent.

]]> By: D.AN http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86932/canadian-songwriters-propose-voluntary-p2p-tax/#comment-202055 D.AN Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:21:26 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=86932#comment-202055 "nor lead" Should read "nor leads" “nor lead”

Should read

“nor leads”

]]> By: D.AN http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86932/canadian-songwriters-propose-voluntary-p2p-tax/#comment-202054 D.AN Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:19:35 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=86932#comment-202054 "which neither not" Should read "which neither" “which neither not”

Should read

“which neither”

]]> By: D.AN http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86932/canadian-songwriters-propose-voluntary-p2p-tax/#comment-202053 D.AN Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:18:21 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=86932#comment-202053 "[...] but doing the math for tax models like the one you put forward, ..." Show the calculations instead of merely stating "doing the math". "... I have to say there is every chance that your member’s incomes would be lower than a per-unit payment scheme, ..." Why would chance come into the equation, and why are you trying form a mathematical inequality between unknown income and an arbitrary payment scheme that is not a number? The fact that you wrote "lower" and not "smaller" is very much proof that you have no idea what you are writing with regards to numbers. "... and independent artists who get little exposure anyway ..." So you assume that all independent artists receive little exposure. "... would either be in the same position or worse off because things like CD sales at concerts would disappear." You stated that independent artists would remain in the same position, as if they were already in a bad one, according to your assumption. As well, you claim that it is probable that they would be worse off; however, you do not describe how and the only thing you have provided is a speculation, which neither not logically follows as a consequence of a new tax nor lead to your unsound conclusion. In short, you are driveling nonsense. "Record companies won’t invest becuase people won’t invest in them, no one will invest in a business that is both high risk and low yield." How is this irrelevant statement significant enough to be verified for factual correctness? “[...] but doing the math for tax models like the one you put forward, …”

Show the calculations instead of merely stating “doing the math”.

“… I have to say there is every chance that your member’s incomes would be lower than a per-unit payment scheme, …”

Why would chance come into the equation, and why are you trying form a mathematical inequality between unknown income and an arbitrary payment scheme that is not a number? The fact that you wrote “lower” and not “smaller” is very much proof that you have no idea what you are writing with regards to numbers.

“… and independent artists who get little exposure anyway …”

So you assume that all independent artists receive little exposure.

“… would either be in the same position or worse off because things like CD sales at concerts would disappear.”

You stated that independent artists would remain in the same position, as if they were already in a bad one, according to your assumption.

As well, you claim that it is probable that they would be worse off; however, you do not describe how and the only thing you have provided is a speculation, which neither not logically follows as a consequence of a new tax nor lead to your unsound conclusion.

In short, you are driveling nonsense.

“Record companies won’t invest becuase people won’t invest in them, no one will invest in a business that is both high risk and low yield.”

How is this irrelevant statement significant enough to be verified for factual correctness?

]]> By: malcolm hume http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86932/canadian-songwriters-propose-voluntary-p2p-tax/#comment-202035 malcolm hume Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:35:04 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=86932#comment-202035 Eddie, I appreciate your earnestness but doing the math for tax models like the one you put forward, I have to say there is every chance that your member's incomes would be lower than a per-unit payment scheme, and independent artists who get little exposure anyway would either be in the same position or worse off because things like CD sales at concerts would disappear. Record companies won't invest becuase people won't invest in them, no one will invest in a business that is both high risk and low yield. Eddie, I appreciate your earnestness but doing the math for tax models like the one you put forward, I have to say there is every chance that your member’s incomes would be lower than a per-unit payment scheme, and independent artists who get little exposure anyway would either be in the same position or worse off because things like CD sales at concerts would disappear. Record companies won’t invest becuase people won’t invest in them, no one will invest in a business that is both high risk and low yield.

]]> By: D.AN http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86932/canadian-songwriters-propose-voluntary-p2p-tax/#comment-202028 D.AN Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:19:11 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=86932#comment-202028 The very first term in this article that uses the word 'subscribers' is "Internet subscribers". Nobody subscribes to a tax. The very first term in this article that uses the word ‘subscribers’ is “Internet subscribers”.

Nobody subscribes to a tax.

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