Comments on: Download Tax? Another Great Idea From The RIAA Think Tank http://www.bloggernews.net/114537 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:04:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Sergeantdias http://www.bloggernews.net/114537#comment-280171 Sergeantdias Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:33:57 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/114537#comment-280171 I think that Senator Calderon is just another idiot like most Dumb-crats. Raise taxes is all they know. We are over taxed as is. Did he forget that this is America? If he doesn't like it here, go Home. My God! Who in the Hell voted this idiot into the Senate? Another thing: I bet he is also along with that global warming nut Al Gore. I think that Senator Calderon is just another idiot like most Dumb-crats. Raise taxes is all they know. We are over taxed as is.
Did he forget that this is America?
If he doesn’t like it here, go Home.

My God! Who in the Hell voted this idiot into the Senate?

Another thing: I bet he is also along with that global warming nut Al Gore.

]]> By: Jason http://www.bloggernews.net/114537#comment-260747 Jason Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:55:24 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/114537#comment-260747 I'm heading up a local chapter to Fair Copyright For Canada, which was the design of the head of the organization Dr. Michael Geist: www.michaelgeist.ca/ The $5 tax proposal wasn't the CRIA's Idea, it originated with the Songwriters Association of Canada, to which the CRIA shot down several times calling it a "snowball's chance in hell" of ever happening. http://www.nationalpost.com/arts/story.html?id=327870 I find it very interesting that the RIAA is thinking seriously about this, and that the CRIA here in Canada have been very much against this idea, along with the our ISP's, Media and the public. We've debated this in our group back in November when we first heard about this proposal that originated here in Canada. Just to give you some views on it. 1) Not everyone uses the internet to download on P2P. 2) The "tax" will need to apply to not just music, but everything else found on P2P, like films, books, software etc. So that $5 could turn into $30 - $40 when all parties involved are brought to the tables. Sounds like a good proposal, but was completely shot down by everyone here in Canada. At least it does bring those to the table on how to make money off of P2P channels, and I think that’s what the Songwriters were trying to do here. They don’t want to hurt fans anymore. They want solutions, and it amazes me that those that claim to be representing the recording industry (at least here in Canada with the CRIA) are quite clearly not representing the interests of the creators. Hopefully one day, our cousins down south will stop for a second and realize the same with the RIAA. They simply do not represent the recording industry as a whole, nor represent creators interests. http://www.nypost.com/seven/02272008/business/infringement__99428.htm Jason I’m heading up a local chapter to Fair Copyright For Canada, which was the design of the head of the organization Dr. Michael Geist:

http://www.michaelgeist.ca/

The $5 tax proposal wasn’t the CRIA’s Idea, it originated with the Songwriters Association of Canada, to which the CRIA shot down several times calling it a “snowball’s chance in hell” of ever happening.

http://www.nationalpost.com/arts/story.html?id=327870

I find it very interesting that the RIAA is thinking seriously about this, and that the CRIA here in Canada have been very much against this idea, along with the our ISP’s, Media and the public.

We’ve debated this in our group back in November when we first heard about this proposal that originated here in Canada. Just to give you some views on it.

1) Not everyone uses the internet to download on P2P.

2) The “tax” will need to apply to not just music, but everything else found on P2P, like films, books, software etc. So that $5 could turn into $30 - $40 when all parties involved are brought to the tables.

Sounds like a good proposal, but was completely shot down by everyone here in Canada. At least it does bring those to the table on how to make money off of P2P channels, and I think that’s what the Songwriters were trying to do here. They don’t want to hurt fans anymore. They want solutions, and it amazes me that those that claim to be representing the recording industry (at least here in Canada with the CRIA) are quite clearly not representing the interests of the creators. Hopefully one day, our cousins down south will stop for a second and realize the same with the RIAA. They simply do not represent the recording industry as a whole, nor represent creators interests.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/02272008/business/infringement__99428.htm

Jason

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