Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Music industry finds the solution to its pirate troubles - give everything away
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Yesterday's most high-profile launch, attended by artists including Radio 2
>| favourite James Blunt, was hosted by Qtrax.
>|
>| "We want to bring free music into a legal environment," said chief executive
>| Allan Klepfisz. "People don't want to be illegal, but they do want free
>| music."
> `----
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jan/28/piracy.digitalmedia
>
> Subject line says "so-called" because copyright infringement was conveniently
> renamed for demonisation purposes.
>
Quite. Piracy remains a very real and very nasty crime, whereas
copyright violation, although clearly illegal, does not involve attacks
on individuals, property or other tangible things. The music industry
desperately needs people to hear music, so that they might be persuaded
to part with cash for it in some way. Daemonising your own customer
base has to be one of the most short-sighted moves ever.
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