Comments on: Canadian Record Labels Call ISP Music Tax a ‘Pipe Dream’ http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9177/canadian_record_labels_call_isp_music_tax_a_pipe_dream/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:36:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Global IP Watchlist on Global Consumer Rights Released http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9177/canadian_record_labels_call_isp_music_tax_a_pipe_dream/#comment-256317 Global IP Watchlist on Global Consumer Rights Released Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:17:58 +0000 #comment-256317 [...] The report also specifically talks about file-sharing. It argues that there is a body of evidence that argues that copyright-reliant industries have actually benefited from file-sharing rather then experience major losses as they have so adamantly argued for years. The report suggests that even if it were true that these industries experienced great losses due to file-sharing, that clamping down on file-sharing is only one possible solution because innovative business models are another possible solution to this problem. Interestingly enough, it highlights the Songwriters Association of Canada’s (SAC) proposal which proposes to put a blank levy so that file-sharing can continue while creators can get paid. While the proposal was endorsed by several in-country labels, it was blasted by the labels of foreign influence as a “pipe dream”. [...] [...] The report also specifically talks about file-sharing. It argues that there is a body of evidence that argues that copyright-reliant industries have actually benefited from file-sharing rather then experience major losses as they have so adamantly argued for years. The report suggests that even if it were true that these industries experienced great losses due to file-sharing, that clamping down on file-sharing is only one possible solution because innovative business models are another possible solution to this problem. Interestingly enough, it highlights the Songwriters Association of Canada’s (SAC) proposal which proposes to put a blank levy so that file-sharing can continue while creators can get paid. While the proposal was endorsed by several in-country labels, it was blasted by the labels of foreign influence as a “pipe dream”. [...]

]]> By: The Future Of Music: A Video Interview With Gerd Leonhard « Argument http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9177/canadian_record_labels_call_isp_music_tax_a_pipe_dream/#comment-207513 The Future Of Music: A Video Interview With Gerd Leonhard « Argument Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:42:36 +0000 #comment-207513 [...] the Canadian songwriters are making proposals for flat rate for ISPs to essentially pay for the music, both by advertising as well as by making my own [...] [...] the Canadian songwriters are making proposals for flat rate for ISPs to essentially pay for the music, both by advertising as well as by making my own [...]

]]> By: The Future Of Music: A Video Interview With Gerd Leonhard | Digest I Realize http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9177/canadian_record_labels_call_isp_music_tax_a_pipe_dream/#comment-207451 The Future Of Music: A Video Interview With Gerd Leonhard | Digest I Realize Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:26:07 +0000 #comment-207451 [...] We can see the first couple of models about online music evolving already in: Canada: the Canadian songwriters are making proposals for flat rate for ISPs to essentially pay for the music, both by advertising as well as by making my own [...] [...] We can see the first couple of models about online music evolving already in: Canada: the Canadian songwriters are making proposals for flat rate for ISPs to essentially pay for the music, both by advertising as well as by making my own [...]

]]> By: Mord_Sith http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9177/canadian_record_labels_call_isp_music_tax_a_pipe_dream/#comment-181163 Mord_Sith Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-181163 Quote: "We'll lose focus on the real issues that will help us resolve the industry's problems." Translates to: "We'll loose focus on the amount of money we could make extorting the general public through ignorance and shady deals also stopping my big bedtime brother RIAA from crushing the life out of whatever it thinks shouldn't exist" I don't agree with the tax instead a smaller amount would probably roll over far better than a whopping 5 bucks that's 1/8th my bill right there however we already pay levies on our disks why do we need to pay them twice? Quote:

“We’ll lose focus on the real issues that will help us resolve the industry’s problems.”

Translates to:

“We’ll loose focus on the amount of money we could make extorting the general public through ignorance and shady deals also stopping my big bedtime brother RIAA from crushing the life out of whatever it thinks shouldn’t exist”

I don’t agree with the tax instead a smaller amount would probably roll over far better than a whopping 5 bucks that’s 1/8th my bill right there however we already pay levies on our disks why do we need to pay them twice?

]]> By: soulxtc http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9177/canadian_record_labels_call_isp_music_tax_a_pipe_dream/#comment-181164 soulxtc Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-181164 @Mord Plus like Ive said before....whats to stop others like the MPAA and others from asking for $5 bucks of their own? @Mord
Plus like Ive said before….whats to stop others like the MPAA and others from asking for $5 bucks of their own?

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