Comments on: Free, legal music? Can’t be having that

By: doctorvee » More iPlayer insanity

doctorvee » More iPlayer insanity — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:42:05 +0000

[...] This is horseshit. This is about the greedy commercial music industry maximising its profits; not about maximising public value. When the BBC offered all of Beethoven’s symphonies for free download, it was a massive success and everybody loved it — apart from those greedy bastards who want to lock music away unless you pay their high prices. Because the music industry reacted so violently against it, the BBC has promised never to do anything similar again — despite the fact that it was a huge success. The same is now happening to iPlayer. [...]

By: Duggieg

Duggieg — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 06:49:54 +0000

Music should be always free.

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 15:35:27 +0000

This is why the music industry can fuck right off.

By: Gnus of the World

Gnus of the World — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

everyone in the European Union be fingerprinted. This from the man who admitted that ID cards would not have prevented the bombings (thanks to Gary for that one). Away from death, horror and their consequences, Doctor Vee compares the BBC’s generosity with Beethoven symphonies with record companies’ greed . The Moai has some tips for people dealing with recruitment ‘consultants’ (that really sends a shudder down my spine – unhappy memories: “I’d like to get out of market research, I’m sick of it.” “Yes, but all your experience is in market research; let