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French Government May Subsidize Music Downloads

Posted by Soulskill on from the opening-a-new-front dept.

angry tapir writes "The European Commission has approved a French program to subsidize legal music downloads for young people. The Carte Musique scheme gives €25 (US$35) to French residents aged 12 to 25 to spend on music downloads or subscription services. Young people can purchase a €50 card for just €25, with the balance paid by the state."

2 of 187 comments (clear)

  1. Re:I guess the French outdid themselves again. by blackraven14250 · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's a vast improvement over musical chairs.

  2. Re:Fraud by Joce640k · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think the French government hasn't done the math.

    Choice A: Spend €25, get €50 of music legally, download the other €999,950* of music from the Internet.

    Choice B: Spend €0, download €1000000 of music from the Internet.

    Which do you choose?

    Of course option B is just more proof that people will still download even when prices are 'dropped'(**).

    [*] Numbers provided by the RIAA
    [**] Only the RIAA could see this as a 'price drop'.

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