this country. I object strongly to attempts to raise money for a
wealthy industry by (for example) trying to persuade the government
to introduce a tax on music players. If musicians are so badly done
by, perhaps the answer lies in a fairer share of the proceeds?
Regards
Susan
On 17 Jun 2008, at 21:38, Tom wrote:
> At least in Britain. :-P
>
> "...iPod owners are walking around with an average of 842 illegally
> copied songs, according
> to research by the University of Hertfordshire.
>
> The survey, which questioned 1,200 participants, also revealed that
> nearly two-thirds of
> young people download music tracks illegally. The average is 53
> songs per month.
>
> A further 42 per cent of the 14 to 24 year-olds admitted to
> uploading music onto file-
> sharing networks.
>
> "I was one of those people who went around the back of the bike
> shed with songs I had
> taped off the radio the night before. But this totally dwarfs that,
> and anything we expected,"
> said Fergal Sharkey, former lead singer of the Undertones, and now
> chief executive of British
> Music Rights (BMR)..."
>
> More at http://tinyurl.com/698akn
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