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That is quite interesting. I would be willing to pay a little tax for recording media to help the industry. That should be done here, PLUS it should be included for commercial use. Laws should be changed, across the board allowing for copying, and ending the specter of lawsuits for copyright AND trade mark infringement, in the entire music business, including Karaoke!!

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That tax is in place on "Music CDs already.. (The 700 Meg ones)

In the UK, authors already complain that nobody buys blank music CDs anymore, and the tax revenue is vanishing.

Go figure..

I believe the laws should stiffen the penalties for infringers.

Only someone who has never created a musical work could ever consider it valueless and believe it should be copied (stolen) for personal gain without compensation to the creator.

There are some who justify this by rationalizing that there's no money involved and the creators, the recording artists, the composers and the publishers already have enough.

It's easy to say "they've made enough money" when you can profit of of their effort without having made that effort yourself.

I still think PRS for Music is the best example of an intelligent system that holds those who "use in commerce" accountable and allows for limited activity relevant to the rights being licensed.

I would add that, there should be harsh penalties including fines, jail and being barred from engaging in the occupation (producing events with any music not created by you) if you are found without a license. You don't have the license, you're breaking the law. Simple as that.

Copyrights and trademarks exist for some very fundamental reasons. Never in history has it been so apparent as to their value and function. That is because never in history has it been so easy to take it without consideration.

Music is art. It amazes me that fans and music lovers will simply disregard that fact. Call me crazy, but I believe it shows both honor and respect to the artist, NOT to steal their art or copy their art for profit.

I have a streaming service. I have an iTunes account. I have an AM/FM tuner in my home and my car. Music has never been more readily available to the public. The selection has never been so vast. The truth is, I remember paying $15 - $40 for an album when it was released. Now, I only buy the album (usually about $9.99) instead of the single if it happens to be a band that I really love (Tom Petty, The Black Keys come to mind). Music has never been less expensive either. You can't justify stealing.

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No different from government taxing the cigarettes to death, then telling everyone they cannot smoke them in public then whine when they aren't making the revenue anymore from people quitting smoking. Yeah ok it's different.
Most people aren't making custom home burns anymore, they are putting them on their mp3 player and flash drives. So now those taxes on blank discs are down to nothing.

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