A proposal is being hashed around in Canada that would see all ISP's charge their customers a $5/month fee that would allow users to download as much music as they wanted at no charge and be free from prosecutions for illegally downloading music. The money would then be distrubuted to the bands/recording association at the end of the month.
After a bit of thought, I like this idea. For 5 bux, you can download as much as you want and don't have to go to HMV/music stores and pay stupidly high prices for CD's. You would also get way better value than you do currently by paying 99 cents on the legal download sites. You'd only get 5 songs a month for 5 bux so any new bands that come out in the future, you'd be limited to getting only 5 new songs per month for the same money.
Everyone could still use their favourite peer-peer sites and wouldn't be restricted to the 3 million songs that the average legal site have in their database but rather be free to download from their choice of the 78 Million songs that have been recorded over time.
It's the only real way I see to combat illegal downloading considering only 2% of downloaded songs are paid for...98% is illegal.
What say the rest of you?
"I think if there was an ISP tax of some sort, we can say, `All music is now available and able to be downloaded and put in your car and put in your iPod and put it up your ass if you want, and it's $5 on your cable bill.'"
–Trent Reznor, Nine Inch Nails
Originally posted by uzlessI'd happily pay another $5 a month to legally download unlimited music.
A proposal is being hashed around in Canada that would see all ISP's charge their customers a $5/month fee that would allow users to download as much music as they wanted at no charge and be free from prosecutions for illegally downloading music. The money would then be distrubuted to the bands/recording association at the end of the month.
After a bit of ...[text shortened]... ass if you want, and it's $5 on your cable bill.'"
–Trent Reznor, Nine Inch Nails
What's the catch? Is it just Canadian music?
Because that would suck.
Downloading music without paying for it is clearly theft, a criminal offense. However, if this idea of charging $5 per month to download as much as one wants is implemented, this evades the whole issue and in effect legalizes theft. I don't think theft should be legal under any circumstances. If they're going to legalize some forms of theft and not other forms of theft, that's hypocritical. Why not legalize robbing a bank or cheating on your taxes?
Originally posted by AttilaTheHornWait, so do you think checking accounts are legalized bank robbery?
Downloading music without paying for it is clearly theft, a criminal offense. However, if this idea of charging $5 per month to download as much as one wants is implemented, this evades the whole issue and in effect legalizes theft. I don't think theft should be legal under any circumstances. If they're going to legalize some forms of theft and not oth ...[text shortened]... rms of theft, that's hypocritical. Why not legalize robbing a bank or cheating on your taxes?
I'd be thrilled to be able to legally download unlimited music for $5 a month. If it's legal, and the artists get paid, where's the crime?
Originally posted by AttilaTheHornLMAO
Downloading music without paying for it is clearly theft, a criminal offense. However, if this idea of charging $5 per month to download as much as one wants is implemented, this evades the whole issue and in effect legalizes theft. I don't think theft should be legal under any circumstances. If they're going to legalize some forms of theft and not oth f theft, that's hypocritical. Why not legalize robbing a bank or cheating on your taxes?
You're not serious are you? 😕
Originally posted by AttilaTheHornHow can it be theft if you are paying for it?
Downloading music without paying for it is clearly theft, a criminal offense. However, if this idea of charging $5 per month to download as much as one wants is implemented, this evades the whole issue and in effect legalizes theft. I don't think theft should be legal under any circumstances. If they're going to legalize some forms of theft and not oth ...[text shortened]... rms of theft, that's hypocritical. Why not legalize robbing a bank or cheating on your taxes?
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Originally posted by AttilaTheHornYou might want to explain this one....how is it illegal if you pay a fee? Please help us luddites understand what you mean.
Downloading music without paying for it is clearly theft, a criminal offense. However, if this idea of charging $5 per month to download as much as one wants is implemented, this evades the whole issue and in effect legalizes theft. I don't think theft should be legal under any circumstances. If they're going to legalize some forms of theft and not oth ...[text shortened]... rms of theft, that's hypocritical. Why not legalize robbing a bank or cheating on your taxes?
Originally posted by MissOleumYou already pay for features you don't use. Why should this be any different?
Why would I want to be forced to pay so much extra for a "feature" that I have never used and would never use? Optional OK, not compulsory. It's hardly in the category of health or welfare.
Most people don't use the picture sharing service provided by their ISP, don't use all the different email accounts that are included, don't use the personal web space that is provided.
You also pay for 24 hour 7 days/week internet access but you don't use it all.
So this argument of not paying for stuff you don't use is a weak one because you already pay for stuff you don't use. This would just be another feature that is included as part of your monthly ISP fee and whether you use it or not is up to you.
I would suggest that you would use it once you had it and figured out how easy it is to download music instead of going to a store and searching for it and then paying for it in a big giant line.