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Would you pay $5/month to download unlimited mp3s?

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  1. Rockets34Legend

    Rockets34Legend Member

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    No, this isn't an ad...

    Five bucks a month may be the answer to music piracy - EFF

    Despite all the unsuccessful attempts the RIAA had in seriously reducing piracy across P2P networks, it cannot be eliminated in similar way to how illegal drug dealers cannot be put to a complete end. According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, it would be much better to charge ISP subscribers a voluntary $ 5 per month levy for unlimited sharing. The artists would get paid, the customers can freely share and download to their hearts content and there would be no more suing individuals and corporations for illegal music swapping or wasting time and money on developing DRM technology for music. The idea has worked in Canada for consumer CD-Recorder and recordable usage by putting a levy on recorders and blank media and distributing it to the artists.

    The levy system would work by collecting money by a central organisation and distributing it out across the artists based on the download popularity. While many musicians would be happy with this approach, David Sutphen, vice president of government relations for the RIAA objects as he claims that it does not make sense to give all music the same value whether from the 60's or new releases. He did call the EFF proposal a "step in the right direction".

    You can read the rest of it at http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,62434,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1

    In my opinion the $ 5 per month charge on the ISP bill looks to be one of the best alternatives for the music industry to do rather than continue their endless fight against P2P file sharing. Not only would the users feel more confident using online music services, they would have a much larger music selection to choose from including rare songs not easily obtained in shops or current legal download services. It would even put an end to incompatibility issues such as an audio player not being WMA DRM compliant to play downloaded music.

    The only downside I can see with this service is that the Audio-CD would be put on the path to becoming obsolete much like how CDs have made records obsolete in nearly all music stores over just a matter of a few years.
     
    #1 Rockets34Legend, Feb 27, 2004
  2. Rockets2K

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    I dont know if it would become absolete per se...
    there are still a large number of people like me that like to have the whole package...the case, cover, sleeves, and inserts.

    If they really wanted to give us a reason to buy the whole package...maybe include some content(written or digital) that you could only get with the purchase of the CD.

    I like this idea...it speaks to the downloader in me that only downloads to get out of print or rare songs/albums.

    There isnt much new music that speaks to me enough for me to buy it...or even download it...I spend much more time in usenet looking for old songs that I have owned over the years and had the media damaged/lost/stolen...and stuff from other genres that I wasnt into when I was younger..(classical,jazz,etc..)

    like the article says....it is doubtful that the RIAA would agree to this...but at least they are willing to listen to other options. That is a good sign.
     
    #2 Rockets2K, Feb 27, 2004
  3. PhiSlammaJamma

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    Sounds like the deal the Indians got in ohio. Nothing good can come of it. The musicians will get screwed because we will still share music for free. I know I will. And the agreement will only get worse over time for those who participate. The Music industry should continue to make it's stand if it wants to. It has centuries of copywright law behind it. They should not be submissive, because they have law on their side.
     
    #3 PhiSlammaJamma, Feb 27, 2004
  4. RocketMan Tex

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    no
     
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  5. HAYJON02

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    If they make me. That would only happen if:

    A) They make better security for the CDs like that horrible screeching noise. Some stuff is getting hard to DL.

    B) They start suing everyone and their mother. I don't think I ever will be and until that mode of thought changes for the average DLer, random one in a million lawsuits won't deter me one bit.

    $5 is not that much money. I don't want to pay it. But I will if I have to.
     
    #5 HAYJON02, Feb 27, 2004
  6. Isabel

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    I would. But, on the other hand, I'm not downloading now (too darn ethical). Of course, I'd have to get an mp3 player, but it would pay off over the long run.

    I hear there are already legal services where you download for something like $12 a month... which I would do, except that you can't remove the music from your computer. I'm not always in the same place when I listen to music. iTunes is way too expensive... that would add up fast. Buying CDs is too expensive as well; that's why I don't have that much music on me and don't have ten new answers every time someone asks "what's in the CD player". I'd pay $5, $10, or even $15 a month if I could get a hold of unlimited music and put it into some sort of portable format... though CD burning capability would be better.
     
    #6 Isabel, Feb 27, 2004
  7. ckahlich001

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    those places dont have any good music to download. its all mainstream. try to download some love, mission of burma, soft boys, kraftwerk, magnetic fields, archers of loaf, beulah, slowdive...etc. wont find it.

    you'll be paying $5 to download santana, 311, matchbox 20, norah jones, nsync, staind, eagle eye cherry
     
    #7 ckahlich001, Feb 27, 2004
  8. Hippieloser

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    Why would I pay for what I can already get for free?
     
    #8 Hippieloser, Feb 27, 2004
  9. Rockets34Legend

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    I already get it for free too, but $5 is cheap as hell and it would be legal.
     
    #9 Rockets34Legend, Feb 27, 2004
  10. thadeus

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    I'd rather buy a used CD.
     
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  11. Isabel

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    I agree I'm sick of hearing the same bands... the problem is, unless your friends happen to have the CDs, where do you hear it before you decide to buy it? (assuming no illegal downloading) This is why I listen to a lot more mainstream music than I ever want to...
     
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    allmp3.com is the place to go. they have a HUGE variety of music. not just mainstream crap.
     
    #12 macalu, Feb 27, 2004
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    A $5 charge seems to be a reasonable compromise to me.
     
    #13 GreenVegan76, Feb 27, 2004
  14. AroundTheWorld

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    I'd definitely pay that.
     
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  15. ZRB

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    No, I would never pay for something I've been able to do for free for years. I download music all the time, and I buy CDs all the time. If the music industry wants sales to increase, they need to start shelling out better artists and albums.
     
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  16. AroundTheWorld

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    Assuming both statements are meant to be true, then if they had better artists, you would still never pay for something you have been able to do for free for years.
     
    #16 AroundTheWorld, Feb 27, 2004
  17. ZRB

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    I use downloading to sample music. If I enjoy it, I then buy the music.

    Why? Because CDs sound a hell of a lot better than MP3s.
     
    #17 ZRB, Feb 27, 2004
  18. Gutter Snipe

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    I pay $5 a month to subscribe to MusicMatch right now. It's on-demand online streaming CD-quality radio, and you can listen to radio stations or music similar to certain artists or much of the music from an artist.

    It's been more convenient for me than trying to dl new tunes - and I can listen to it at work all day. They also sell tunes in some format for 99 cents and albums for $10, but I haven't looked at it.
     
    #18 Gutter Snipe, Feb 27, 2004
  19. DaDakota

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    Yes.
     
    #19 DaDakota, Feb 28, 2004
  20. Dr of Dunk

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    Yeah no kidding. The great bands like 9 fingers missing their buddy, manhorn, when pigs fry, electronic amish mash, bubonic infestations, and p'nut butt'r will never be on those sites. Just some weak mainstream crap like ... hell... I don't know... I don't even listen to it.

    But yeah, I'd definitely pay $5/month.
     
    #20 Dr of Dunk, Feb 28, 2004
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