Comments on: UK Royalty Group Wants Piracy “Cap and Trade” ISP Levy

By: UK ISP “Levy” Paper Co-Author Clarifies His Position (cont)

UK ISP “Levy” Paper Co-Author Clarifies His Position (cont) — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:31:07 +0000

[...] for Music, the UK’s leading royalty collection society, is calling for “market based solutions” to solve the problem of online copyright infringement, and the paper outlined two different [...]

By: UK ISP “Levy” Paper Co-Author Clarifies His Position

UK ISP “Levy” Paper Co-Author Clarifies His Position — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:21:58 +0000

[...] week I reported how PRS for Music, the UK’s leading royalty collection society, is calling for “market based solutions” to solve the problem of online copyright [...]

By: The Music Void

The Music Void — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:55:42 +0000

UK royalties collector PRS For Music has resurrected the idea ISPs should pay for copyrighted content that their networks transfer without authorisation.
“With the introduction of the Digital Economy Act, the harm caused by the problem of piracy has to be measured, and if a problem can be measured it can be priced”

By: D.AN

D.AN — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:54:40 +0000

“[...] paraphrased your comment [and followed-up] in too few words [...]“

By: D.AN

D.AN — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:50:36 +0000

Actually, I am quite aware that your comment is a mockery of this proposal. I was trying to be subtle at insulting PRS further, but I suppose I erred when I paraphrased your comment in too few words, so my comment seemed to target yours.

By: bonkers

bonkers — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:19:35 +0000

Errrr….. your irony filter is broken

By: D.AN

D.AN — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:26:34 +0000

“[...] I have a case here, which is [...] exactly the same argument the PRS have here….”

So it’s just as stupid.

By: LordOfRuin

LordOfRuin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:43:33 +0000

This must be similar to how better and better libraries are killing book shops. If this goes through, you’ll be charged twice for buying a CD, just in case you play it to other people in your home while they visit.

Dumb ass distribution companies are going to have to work out that their business of distributing hard to find, low availability, physical products has ended. Either evolve or Fek off, because we the punters, have the technology to distribute the vast range of easy to find digital products ourselves.

By: annoyed

annoyed — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:31:06 +0000

Well i for one do not really listen to much music anymore, however, all the radio stations are on my satellite bill even though i dont listen to them i can remove them. . . there is a levy on cd media here in Canada for the music industry even though i don’t burn music but only backup my business data i still have to pay it.

1. i have purchased 8 tracks
2. i have purchased cassette tapes
3. i have purchased vinyl
4. i have purchased music cd’s

I have draws full of all kinds of music that i have already purchased multiple times over my life time and frankly i don’t feel like paying anymore.

So if they introduce things like this even though i am not downloading or copying i WILL

a. start to pirate as i am paying for it.
b. build the capability into all software i create from now on to allow others that are paying to pirate an extremely easy way to pirate.

So in conclusion i hope it is passed and catches on throughout the world as pirating music will in fact be seen as LEGAL by all of those that have to pay the levy’s.

Just my 2cents . .

By: UK ISP Slams Proposal for Piracy “Cap and Trade” Levy

UK ISP Slams Proposal for Piracy “Cap and Trade” Levy — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:21:54 +0000

[...] ISP Talk Talk is not very happy with recent reports that PRS for Music, the UK’s leading royalty collection society, is calling for ISPs to implement [...]