thomas fitzgerald.net

This is a very interesting article from Wired about how Warner Music has pretty much accepted that the days of paying for music are pretty much over. It is interesting because the recording industry has not gotten anywhere with it’s attempts to sue themselves to profit. Their latest venture, to try and get internet service providers to play cops on their own customers seemed to be gaining a bit of traction in some European countries but I doubt it would ever take hold because it would be technically unfeasible and require breaching EU privacy laws.

Some may balk at the idea of having to pay anything but it’s a pretty good deal overall. $5 a month may seem excessive, but if that gave you a blanket right to download whatever music you wanted from whatever source you wanted then why not? Of course it would require everyone to get on board which could take years, but still, it’s better than suing grand parents and college kids.