Comments on: Jim Griffin says ISP music tax only one possibility

Hoards of music fans don't care whether it's Trent Reznor or Jim Griffin talking about ISP taxes. They won't even consider the idea and that may be unfortunate.

[JCPayne]

Why not tax email too?????

That would get rid of spammers.

[Renegade Knight]

All Stakeholders

We the music consuming public are the largest stakeholders of them all. I wonder if that crossed his mind.

[jack1260]

I'm a free lance composer...

I write songs and send them out on the web all of the time, and I won't tolerate the idea of some ISP somewhere, taxing my friends and family for recieving a music file from me. Bessides, some of my songs are Christian and others are Gospel, and Congress shall make NO LAW CONCERNING RELIGION and that includes religious music. If you can prove that the music is religious then it is freeware.

[Tonsotunez]

Very Simple Solution

If you don't want to be paid, very simple, use the Creative Commons license that dedicates your song to the public domain. You will instantly give up all of your rights - in perpetuity - and you will no longer have to worry that someone will be charged for your wish to spread the Lord's word trough your music. Of course, you will never be able to charge for your song ... and will never be able to sue if someone wants to use your song in a way you find distasteful.

[R. U. Sirius]

Jim Griffin is a Liar

I am so sick and tired of hearing the music a movie industry executives whine. These guys have been fleecing the public for years, and are directly responsible for the pathetic state of copyright today. All because of greed.

If this idiot wants a $5 per month fee, set up a damn subscription service on warner.com and leave the rest of us alone. But understand I know damn well I would never visit the site, buy your music, or watch your movies. But at least I wouldn't have to hear your greedy lying comments in the media.

[epross]

Tax is unfair to those not obtaining files online

A tax or fee of any variety is unfair as it assume that a) every user of the internet is downloading music and b) every user of the internet is doing it illegally c)the internet is world-wide. How can you tax other jurisdictions?

I use my internet connection almost 100% for browsing and shopping, I hardly ever download anything except Microsoft updates (there sure are a lot of those!) I have never downloaded music from the net and am not really interested in doing so. I don't even own and MP3 player. My wife owns an Ipod but gets all her stuff from iTunes.

So wouldn't taxing us for music downloads when either don't use it, or purchase it legally be in fact charging for something we didn't do, or already paid for.

I agree with many of the comments, if you want money from us, set up a subscription or other type service and let those of us who aren't interested stay uninvolved. Take my money without providing me any service just pisses me off. Talk about taxation without representation.