There may be nothing wrong with what you have access to, but do you really think they would make their next terrorist attack public information? What the government is REALLY worried about is the Kahane intranet.
Up until recently I have had no moral qualms downloading to my heart's content from Kazaa, but lately I've been having a few guilty tugs at my morality whenever I double click on a semi-popular song. You see, viable solutions to mp3 freeloading are actually starting to pop up. In fact, this weekend I signed up for free trials on PressPlay and Rhapsody (listen.com). These services are cheap ($9.95 a month) and have a surprising variety of music. I have been impressed with the speed of the services, and especially with the interface of Rhapsody. While downloadable content is still sparse on both services (both have a good amount of streaming music, Rhapsody especially), I have to say that it's almost worth the full $9.95 just to save time that would normally be spent sorting through half-length songs from Kazaa and all the other annoyances of 'free' music.
I think that as these services become even better (and I'm sure they will) I personally will feel a moral obligation to sign up for them. The music industry needs to learn their lesson--they can't get away with price bloating in the 21st century. Once they learn that and come up with viable alternatives like PressPlay and Rhapsody, I will have no problem paying them $10 to listen to whatever the heck I want, whenever I want.
I do want to make it clear, however, that I still have no problem downloading songs from Kazaa that I cannot find on the pay services. That right there should be enough for the record companies to see what they need to do to get our business back: High quality and variety, and a REASONABLE price.
They're just a fraction away from getting my business.
Imagine you had a captive audience of 60 million people and didn't have to personally create any content to keep them entertained. I know plenty of people that would know how to exploit that model.
In the last six months alone, PC users have downloaded more than 90 million copies. Kazaa has 60 million users around the world and 22 million in the US - an irresistible audience to marketers. Last year, Sharman raked in millions from US advertisers like Netflix and DirecTV, without spending a penny on content.
It's no wonder they are fighting for all they're worth.
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I just saw them in Smith's the other day here in Utah.
There may be nothing wrong with what you have access to, but do you really think they would make their next terrorist attack public information? What the government is REALLY worried about is the Kahane intranet.
I think that as these services become even better (and I'm sure they will) I personally will feel a moral obligation to sign up for them. The music industry needs to learn their lesson--they can't get away with price bloating in the 21st century. Once they learn that and come up with viable alternatives like PressPlay and Rhapsody, I will have no problem paying them $10 to listen to whatever the heck I want, whenever I want.
I do want to make it clear, however, that I still have no problem downloading songs from Kazaa that I cannot find on the pay services. That right there should be enough for the record companies to see what they need to do to get our business back: High quality and variety, and a REASONABLE price.
They're just a fraction away from getting my business.
From Wired:
It's no wonder they are fighting for all they're worth.