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July 11, 2005
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BBC Blasted for Making Music Freely Available
One would think this is parody, but apparently it is not. The Independent reports that classical music labels are lambasting the BBC for making MP3s of classical music available for free download (Downloading Trouble at the BBC).
The BBC has been lambasted by classical music labels for making all nine of Beethoven's symphonies available for free download over the Internet. ...
But the initiative has infuriated the bosses of leading classical record companies who argue the offer undermines the value of music and that any further offers would be unfair competition.
Managing director of the Naxos label, Anthony Anderson, said: "I think there is a question of whether a publicly funded broadcaster should be doing this and there is the obvious issue that it is devaluing the perceived value of music. You are also leading the public to think that it is fine to download and own these files for nothing."
Heaven forfend!
via Scripting News
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Ernest Miller pursues research and writing on cyberlaw, intellectual property, and First Amendment issues. Mr. Miller attended the U.S. Naval Academy before attending Yale Law School, where he was president and co-founder of the Law and Technology Society, and founded the technology law and policy news site LawMeme. He is a fellow of the Information Society Project at Yale Law School.
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1. Joe Gratz on July 11, 2005 11:16 AM writes...
Ha! So saith the head of Naxos, famous for a $5-7 MSRP on its entire catalog, half or a third of what the other classical labels charge.
Of course, neither the BBC nor Naxos is "devaluing music", but it seems ridiculous that this particular pot would call that particular kettle black.
Permalink to Comment2. Crosbie Fitch on July 11, 2005 11:50 AM writes...
They should of course require each downloader to prove that their TV license is up to date. Because, obviously license payers have paid for these recordings in full.
But, then that administration cost would exceed the theoretical loss of revenue due to lost potential sales to non-license payers.
So, on the license payers' behalf, the BBC is providing a value-for-money service.
Naturally, they'll save even more money if they use BitTorrent next time.
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