Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 6th Feb 2006 18:27 UTC
"The proposed law would not make P2P both free and legal, although this popular misconception has persisted. Rather, P2P usage would be made legal in exchange for a monthly surcharge on Internet access, to the tune of circa EUR 5 [$6] per month. Some users are jumping for joy at the idea of being indemnified against copyright infringement for a mere EUR 60 [$72] a year, but not everyone. Like all taxes and surcharges, the fees would have to be paid by everyone, but not everyone thinks it's a great idea (especially the entertainment industry)."
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2005-07-06
not that bad but along the same lines, yes.
I think Rhapsodie is the way to go, just way too expensive. So expensive that people who is it actually buy a software to unlock all the files they are interested in !
I think they should just forget about it and live with it. People who exchange 1000s of tracks wouldn't buy them anyway but they end up making all that material available for people like me, who are on the lookout for the next CD to buy, cause radios are so useless at doing their job ....