Apple's market cap is certainly hugely bigger than it was last year, but even now I don't think they could go out and buy all the record labels by themselves. They'd need partners.

Still not a bad idea, though. The record labels are stuck in the stone age, and are interfering with an inevitable business model. Sorry music suits, but your industry has just become a content provider to the tech sector. And you helped make it this way when you rushed to digitize all your music back in the '80s with CDs, just so you could make mo' money. Talk about irony.

I think heavy drug use from the 70's - 80's is clouding this guy's brain functions.
5 cent downloads
tax on internet to go straight to record industry
Apple should buy labels


Wait.. is this Al Gore ??

From the article;
He further suggests that a 1% sales tax should be levied on Internet access and new computers, with revenues going to the music industry (similar to a tax Canada had up until recently on blank CDs).

Hey how about another 1% tax to subsidize the TV industry, after all if we're using a computer we won't be watching TV so they'll lose revenue.
How about another 1% tax to go to help out the makers of board games, after all if you're using a computer you won't be playing Monopoly so Parker Brothers will be hurt.
How about another 1% tax to go toward prophylactics manufacturers, after all if we're using a computer we won't be...um...well you get the idea.

Taxing one industry to pay for perceived losses in another is a bad idea. Nail the thieves and leave the rest of us alone.

Is this guy crazy? A 1% tax on computers for the music industry? Screw them and screw him. I don't use my computer for illegal music downloading, so why should I pay?

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Is this guy crazy? A 1% tax on computers for the music industry? Screw them and screw him. I don't use my computer for illegal music downloading, so why should I pay?

Because I use my computer to illigaly download and a few millions of people do as well. My family isn't going to use educational system in a few years but still I pay taxes and from those is education financed. Some don't use routes and so on. Modern man found out that there is some shared value about things we use therefore we all pay. Postmodern man should just broaden this list to include digital media as a part of culture of the new century. I don't say this model is good I heard about some better ones, but new medium cannot be beated. You can adapt to it but you can't change it by restrictions.
Petr, Europe

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Is this guy crazy? A 1% tax on computers for the music industry? Screw them and screw him. I don't use my computer for illegal music downloading, so why should I pay?

Because I use my computer to illigaly download and a few millions of people do as well. My family isn't going to use educational system in a few years but still I pay taxes and from those is education financed. Some don't use routes and so on. Modern man found out that there is some shared value about things we use therefore we all pay. Postmodern man should just broaden this list to include digital media as a part of culture of the new century. I don't say this model is good I heard about some better ones, but new medium cannot be beated. You can adapt to it but you can't change it by restrictions.
Petr, Europe

We could legalize marijuana and cocaine too. People use it anyway, and at least it could be taxed and the violence would be removed from the equation.

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Because I use my computer to illigaly download and a few millions of people do as well. My family isn't going to use educational system in a few years but still I pay taxes and from those is education financed. Some don't use routes and so on. Modern man found out that there is some shared value about things we use therefore we all pay. Postmodern man should just broaden this list to include digital media as a part of culture of the new century. I don't say this model is good I heard about some better ones, but new medium cannot be beated. You can adapt to it but you can't change it by restrictions.
Petr, Europe

Then they can come after your butt. I for one have a problem with being taxed on a presumption that I'm guilty of something.

And your examples don't apply. Schools, road and other utilities are all things that are used legally. Putting other familes childern through school preserves the tax base and keeps the little buggers off my yard at least 8 hours of the day.

Postmodern man can kiss my redneck butt.

Though his proposals are a bit stretched but I do agree that price of each download should be less than 99 cents and the music label industry need to update current business model. For example, searching and promoting new talents are costly. Selling songs of new musicians on iTMS to gauge reception prior to committing huge promotion budget can save $ for music label.

handidly?

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handidly?

Geez, I just sprayed my coffee!

I think "handidly" could get you arrested in some states.... especially if you're a reclusive pop star.

-Ken P