
Peter Gabriel's company
has organised the campaign.
And the BBC readers have spoken:
It's still too expensive. If I pay for music I want to be able to copy it to CD, the fees quoted indicate a charge of �1 per song to enable you to do that. Albums costing �10 at the supermarket usually have more than 10 tracks so the maths doesn�t add up. On top of that they have none of the CD manufacturing & distribution costs nor do they have to lose a cut to the record stores � the record industry is still being too greedy.
Olli, London
No, why should I when I can get CD or even DVD quality for free with unlimited download? Legitimate sites also don't offer the huge variety that is available on peer2peer networks.
Jame, England
*** And the inevitable shill: ***
I think it is a great idea and would be happy to pay to download high quality digital recordings. I am not interested in illegal copies, and downloading is much easier than getting to a shop to buy the music. As it states in your article, people do not know such services exist, and even though I know they exist, I don't know which providers are reputable. More advertising is needed, and at �4.99 per month it is great value!
Clare, UK
*** Gosh, we would never have spotted THAT one! ***
Let's see if I understand this correctly. They are generously offering me the opportunity to burn a CD at the cost of �1 per track. With a typical CD consisting of 10 or more track, I'm being offered the opportunity to pay over �10 for a CD i.e. the same as now, whilst the record companies cream off the savings they get from having no distribution network as pure profit. Sounds like the the vinyl to CD price rise scam yet again.
They just don't get it do they?
When they finally get around to offering us the opportunity to purchase music for just the cost of the copyright and publishing royalties, they might finally hit on a winner.
Was, UK
Well, it's okey to use pay sites if they actually have the music that you want to download. The world is made up of a LOT more music that Britney Spears and Westlife, try and download anything that isn't mainstream from an official site and you'll draw a blank. The unregulated file share applications are the only place to find music and spoken word that the big labels don't advertise, the shops don't sell, or are so old that nobody has copyright on the material any more.
Mr E Machine, England
This is just another disgusting trick from people rich enough to know better.
Joanne, England
Why should I pay �5 for the ability to download five songs from a possible 110,000 songs, when I can download 110,000 songs for free elsewhere?? It is time for record companies to stop being greedy and reduce the prices of CDs, and pay the artists a larger proportion. Just look what happend to TLC - biggest selling female band, who had to declare bankruptcy.
Anon, UK
Useless - none of the sites work with Macs!
John Bloor, UK
\/\/\/ SHILL SHILL SHILL! \/\/\/
Many of the pirate sites stink - Napster came a cropper and many of the files are infected. I'm going to give the legal sites a go!
Simon, UK
^^^ SHILL SHILL SHILL! ^^^
When I see Peter Gabriel busking on the street for money, then I will stop downloading.
Nicole, U.K.