Should we be paid for filesharing?

Wednesday, February 27, 2008 9:17 PST -08:00   News  


Here’s a great idea that will never take off: An anti-copyright campaigner has come out to suggest that people who engage in filesharing should be paid for their efforts. At face value, it sounds ridiculous, but the reasoning behind this filesharing concept has some logic to it.

Rob Myers was quoted as saying that studies have shown that people who use filesharing services actually spurn CD sales to increase. These same people should, according to Myers, try to recover promotional costs from the music biz.

A copyright consultant, Edward Barrow, then said that music industry should try to harness business models that pay commission to filesharing peeps.

Feargal “Teenage Kicks” Sharkey, who is now chairman of British Music Rights, said the idea of paying filesharing people is “fantastic”.

But who will come up with the money? he asked. Feargal seems to think the idea is hilarious. “Bless them,” he said, laughing.

We won’t hold our breath to be paid for filesharing, but it’s a nice idea.

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    • Music 01Mar08

      I ready to paid for filesharing :)

    • Major artists may sue RIAA | Ares Free Music Downloads 02Mar08

      [...] « Should we be paid for filesharing? [...]

    • free music download websites 03Mar08

      Yea…getting paid for file sharing is a nice idea, but im also thinking what Feargal Sharkey was thinking….who is going to put up the money for that? I’d be shocked if the labels did:)

    • Ringtones 03Mar08

      Isn’t the whole idea of ’sharing’ to, well, share, rather than make money?

    • OnlineeEarns 05Mar08

      Wow, really thats a cool idea .
      there have some sites who payingt for sharing images but file sharing will be good one .

    • KillZone 2 12Mar08

      I am always willing to accept any type of money, esp. if it is from RIAA ;)

    • irish jobs 13Mar08

      Personally I don’t see this working. It would be like free money AND free music, I guess that would be a dream come through for some !

    • Sheen 14Mar08

      I believe we should be paid, most people just leach and never upload anything. :(

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