Comments on: Sounding like a broken record http://www.joetek.ca/sounding-like-a-broken-record/ A look at the technology that shapes our tomorrow. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:56:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: Brian G http://www.joetek.ca/sounding-like-a-broken-record/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Brian G Tue, 02 Dec 2003 18:57:08 +0000 http://www.joetek.ca/adminwp/?p=136#comment-18 The world's gonna end, but I agree with Jeff. Radio stations are expected to pay when music is played, why not ISP's? The 10% thing may be silly, but a 25 cent per user per month tarrif doesn't seem that silly to me. I listen to 'net radio all the time. It's odd that all of these things are coming up at a time when the recording industry seems to be embracing online distribution though. The world’s gonna end, but I agree with Jeff. Radio stations are expected to pay when music is played, why not ISP’s? The 10% thing may be silly, but a 25 cent per user per month tarrif doesn’t seem that silly to me. I listen to ‘net radio all the time.

It’s odd that all of these things are coming up at a time when the recording industry seems to be embracing online distribution though.

]]> By: Jeff Coleman http://www.joetek.ca/sounding-like-a-broken-record/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Jeff Coleman Mon, 01 Dec 2003 20:57:25 +0000 http://www.joetek.ca/adminwp/?p=136#comment-17 I might be wrong but isn't there a precedent in China for this? Isn't it structured that content providers are paid through ISPs? In otherwords... if you visit a particular site then a particular percentage of what you pay the ISP goes to that site? Why is it such a bad thing ISPs pay a share? Aren't we at last acknowledging that ISPs --who profit from advertising that they have fast networks for those who want to download movies and music and games illegally-- can at last be expected to pay to those who have lost revenues?? - Jeff I might be wrong but isn’t there a precedent in China for this? Isn’t it structured that content providers are paid through ISPs? In otherwords… if you visit a particular site then a particular percentage of what you pay the ISP goes to that site?

Why is it such a bad thing ISPs pay a share? Aren’t we at last acknowledging that ISPs –who profit from advertising that they have fast networks for those who want to download movies and music and games illegally– can at last be expected to pay to those who have lost revenues??

- Jeff

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