Comments on: New Canadian minister of heritage

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 23 Jul 2004 01:48:26 +0000

Would you care to tell me how open P2P nets could hope to compete with a subscription music service at $9.95/mo, Unlimited song downloads, guaranteed quality, and great speeds?

They’d be marginalized in a week. Such a service would be great for everyone.

We’re not trying to destroy music, we’re trying to save it. The only way that’s going to happen is by empowering consumers, and through p2p they’ve empowered themselves. They want ON-DEMAND, FAST music. P2P gives them that, but it’s a pain in the ass with poisoned downloads and shoddy speeds.

Itunes is too expensive to catch hold at a fast clip. What we’re working towards is a cheaper Itunes, to give us what we want.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 22 Jul 2004 06:13:07 +0000

P2P has the inherent danger of opening the door for “Big Brother”.

Any government wanting to exercise greater control over it’s citizens simply needs to find something common , make it illegal, or make it an issue if it’s already illegal , and then use that action to open loopholes in privacy laws.

Look for a combination of the millenium copyright act, and the patriot act: coming soon to a jack-booted cop near your home!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 23:48:02 +0000

As a newcomer in this area could someone please explain to me how record companies can be expected to earn an appropriate rate of return for their shareholders and how artists can earn adequate incomes to live and continue to thrive as musicians if we continue to download songs for free? I understand there are issues regarding how much musicians actually do receive from every CD sold, but that seems to me to be something to be worked out between the two parties. If the musicians don’t like the arrangement they can go to the independents or try distributing their music directly. Since this is my first post here I am Anonymous but this site looks like it may be worth revisiting. BTW…I voted Liberal for the first time in my life this election…not because I was afraid of the Conservatives but because the Conservative Party hadn’t demonstrated to me that they yet deserved my vote under the new leadership.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 03:17:15 +0000

How often is it that P2P has had friends in high places, aside from level-headed judges? It’s always been a grassroots technology, perhaps to its own detriment at times. It doesn’t matter where she stands - the fight continues and the technology will not be overcome.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 03:12:27 +0000

Why do you need to wonder when you already know? What is more, you can be sure that the (c)RIAA have already arranged to “brief” her on the “truth” of file sharing. Will she need a little help here and there? If so, you know will be ready ………….

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 02:30:16 +0000

When I saw Paul Martin stand up and say that “Canadian” heritage had to be protected and spoke out against file sharing, the Liberal Party lost my vote. Up until the last election, I had voted Liberal each time.

Paul Martin can stick it! He’s lost my vote and evidently a lot of other people’s votes since the Liberals no longer have a majority government.

He wants to be butt buddies with big industries and screw the people. That’s fine, we’ll screw the Liberal Party right back.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 02:02:53 +0000

Thanks for the correction. Cheers!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 00:43:57 +0000

Frulla was NOT minister of culture and communications under Chretien. She was a provicial minister of culture and communications in Quebec.