Comments on: What do you think of Virgin’s fee-based download plan? http://blogs.reuters.com/uknews/2009/06/15/what-do-you-think-of-virgins-fee-based-download-plan/ Insights from the UK and beyond Fri, 24 May 2013 13:02:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Ian Kemmish http://blogs.reuters.com/uknews/2009/06/15/what-do-you-think-of-virgins-fee-based-download-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-9414 Ian Kemmish Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:25:51 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/uknews/?p=3014#comment-9414 I can't see that this will stop people believing that the value of intellectual property is zero (especially given the depressing posts above from crooks), and that therefore there is nothing wrong with stealing it. In essence the scheme just subsidy (this time with light users subsidising heavy users) and all subsidy is fundamentally unfair and unjust. Me, I'd just publish the names of the crooks along with a list of what they've taken and let the IP creators decide just how nasty a debt recovery agency they want to employ. Take someone's iPod away in part payment of their debt and there's no point in them stealing any more music.... I can’t see that this will stop people believing that the value of intellectual property is zero (especially given the depressing posts above from crooks), and that therefore there is nothing wrong with stealing it. In essence the scheme just subsidy (this time with light users subsidising heavy users) and all subsidy is fundamentally unfair and unjust.

Me, I’d just publish the names of the crooks along with a list of what they’ve taken and let the IP creators decide just how nasty a debt recovery agency they want to employ. Take someone’s iPod away in part payment of their debt and there’s no point in them stealing any more music….

]]> By: Gussy http://blogs.reuters.com/uknews/2009/06/15/what-do-you-think-of-virgins-fee-based-download-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-9392 Gussy Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:34:36 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/uknews/?p=3014#comment-9392 I think it is chilling, and a bad step forward. Seeing that virgin said that it would "never disconnect a user for file sharing" They are going back on that promise. illegal file sharing only exists because of the fact that copyright has been extended again and again, currently it sits between 20-70 years. I would change my ISP if i got cut off. It will be interesting to see if it can stand up in court. I think it is chilling, and a bad step forward. Seeing that virgin said that it would “never disconnect a user for file sharing” They are going back on that promise. illegal file sharing only exists because of the fact that copyright has been extended again and again, currently it sits between 20-70 years.

I would change my ISP if i got cut off. It will be interesting to see if it can stand up in court.

]]> By: Joshua Coady http://blogs.reuters.com/uknews/2009/06/15/what-do-you-think-of-virgins-fee-based-download-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-9388 Joshua Coady Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:30:04 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/uknews/?p=3014#comment-9388 Seems like a great service .. I'd end up paying for a month, downloading everything I want, then canceling before the month ends. Then maybe do that once or twice a year. Unless they had minimum terms and/or early termination fees. Seems like a great service .. I’d end up paying for a month, downloading everything I want, then canceling before the month ends. Then maybe do that once or twice a year. Unless they had minimum terms and/or early termination fees.

]]> By: craig horner http://blogs.reuters.com/uknews/2009/06/15/what-do-you-think-of-virgins-fee-based-download-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-9386 craig horner Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:44:06 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/uknews/?p=3014#comment-9386 I use & pay for napster right now but if I don;t pay then all the tracks on my pc become useless. This idea from Virgin is great! I use & pay for napster right now but if I don;t pay then all the tracks on my pc become useless. This idea from Virgin is great!

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