Why a Music Tax Is a Bad Idea

Posted by timothy on Wednesday December 10, 2008 @10:09AM from the let-me-count-the-ways dept.

An anonymous reader writes with a followup to the story posted last week about Warner Music's plan for a music tax for universities. "There's been some debate about this plan and Techdirt has a detailed explanation of why a music tax is a bad idea, noting that it effectively rewards those who failed in the marketplace, punishes those who innovated and sets up a huge, inefficient and unnecessary bureaucracy. Meanwhile, plenty of musicians who are experimenting with new business models are finding that they can make more money and appeal to more fans. So, why stymie that process with a new bureaucracy that simply funds the big record labels?"

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Re:!(almost like a market) by mabhatter654 · 2008-12-10 15:35 · Score: 0, Flamebait

I say give them the tax as long as they only publish PG rated music everybody can agree on.. if everybody has to pay for it. Then all "questionable" music will be out of record stores and off the radio.. no more gansta rap!!!!