What SOCAN and other interested parties have never quite understood is that the public doesn't understand copyright or copyright law. The levy on recordable media has been badly misrepresented and many think that the levy entitles them to download and share music. It does not.
News media have not helped. They pay little attention other than the 60 second sound bite it provides on a news cast.
There are solutions, just not ones that have been proposed. A hefty reduction in the excessively high price of CD's would help. Many faithfull music consumers believe they are being ripped off my the major music wholesalers. Personaly, from my experience in music retail, I think they are right.
Any tax on ISPs would be as heavy handed and irresponsible as the levy on recordable media, which makes those of us who use this type of media for back-up purposes pay through the nose for somehting they may or may not do.
SOCAN and the major music distributors would be wise to start an open dialogue with their customers before resorting to legal action. Its time for some open discussion not litigation.
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What SOCAN and other interested parties have never quite understood is that the public doesn't understand copyright or copyright law. The levy on recordable media has been badly misrepresented and many think that the levy entitles them to download and share music. It does not.
News media have not helped. They pay little attention other than the 60 second sound bite it provides on a news cast.
There are solutions, just not ones that have been proposed. A hefty reduction in the excessively high price of CD's would help. Many faithfull music consumers believe they are being ripped off my the major music wholesalers. Personaly, from my experience in music retail, I think they are right.
Any tax on ISPs would be as heavy handed and irresponsible as the levy on recordable media, which makes those of us who use this type of media for back-up purposes pay through the nose for somehting they may or may not do.
SOCAN and the major music distributors would be wise to start an open dialogue with their customers before resorting to legal action. Its time for some open discussion not litigation.