So the IFPI thinks they can just force the ISPs into complying with their demands by sheer will? Good luck, John Kennedy. While almost everybody acknowledges your argument that P2P traffic consumes tons of bandwidth and that some of that traffic infringes on the labels’ rights I severely doubt that the governments in EU member nations or in the U.S. will be happy with ISPs policing themselves.
To call technology companies hippies and claiming they disregard the value of music doesn’t help your cause either, Paul McGuinness. All of what you told the Midem audience may be true, but the public and legislative decision makers will only file your rant under “music industry cry baby”.
I also would like to ask: Why now? Why try to take on the ISPs now? Weren’t these industry claims just as true when Napster and KaZaA were at their peaks? But RIAA and IFPI rather sued the hell out of the start-ups and their users. Since that didn’t solve their problems they’re finally aiming for the big guys. Looks a lot like the final battle in war that’s already been lost.
UPDATE: Even Bob Lefsetz is with me on this one.
http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2008/01/29/mcguinness-idiocy/
http://music.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2248544,00.html
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/01/u2s-manager-to-steve-jobs-please-save-our-industry.html
http://hoeferle.wordpress.com/2008/01/28/hello-world/
