Verizon Gets it on File-sharing

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  Ian P03/18/08 Report as spam
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  Why should I pay for file sharing?

  In the UK the Govt. introduced a tax on blank tapes and CD's to pay musicians (in reality the record companies) for illegally copied music. The result, people stopped buying blanks and started downloading from Napster and a host of clones. The tax became a farce.
  Napster was squashed but not the clones so downloading is still free for those that want it.
  I have broadband, but don't download. I don't watch movies or listen to music via the internet.
  So now The music industry wants me to keep them in clover by taxing my access to research facilities and online book buying and the like.
  Why not suggest an increase in fuel prices to offset the cost of the music I listen to via my car radio?
  The 'music industry' really needs to understand its business model and how it will operate in the future without turning to organised crime.