British NCC Slams Greedy Recording industry

[GhostShip]

They may have purchased congress but that cuts no slack over in the UK

http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=2058242005

Britains consumer watchdog has criticised the record industry for its "heavy-handed" use of court action to pursue internet surfers who swap copyright music.

The National Consumer Council (NCC) has instead called on the record industry to work on affordable ways of allowing fans to trade songs without being hauled before the courts.
The NCC's director of policy, Jill Johnstone, said: "There needs to be an affordable way of allowing music to be traded in the same way systems for downloading music legally have been developed.
"There needs to be balance between the rights of the artist and those of the consumer. At the moment the balance is all on the side of the record companies."
"Criminal sanctions for infringing copyright holders' rights must be applied only to organised crime - not to individual citizens making use of new technologies."

No doubt the industry will be attacking here next as they always seem to attack democracy they cannot purchase

[GnarlySnarly]

They may have purchased congress but that cuts no slack over in the UK

http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=2058242005

Britains consumer watchdog has criticised the record industry for its "heavy-handed" use of court action to pursue internet surfers who swap copyright music.

The National Consumer Council (NCC) has instead called on the record industry to work on affordable ways of allowing fans to trade songs without being hauled before the courts.
The NCC's director of policy, Jill Johnstone, said: "There needs to be an affordable way of allowing music to be traded in the same way systems for downloading music legally have been developed.
"There needs to be balance between the rights of the artist and those of the consumer. At the moment the balance is all on the side of the record companies."
"Criminal sanctions for infringing copyright holders' rights must be applied only to organised crime - not to individual citizens making use of new technologies."

No doubt the industry will be attacking here next as they always seem to attack democracy they cannot purchase

Be nice to the USA/RIAA/MPAA... or they'll bring 'democracy' to your country.   :twisted:

[GhostShip]

Lol I am waiting for them Gnarly, but should they annoy me too much I will give up going to the music  store to listen to and purchase the new stuff and listen to web radio instead , I hum a mean tune when the original is not available.

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