Free music downloads to cost

[method77]

Music fans will be able to legally download songs for free in future but computers, Internet access, blank CDs and MP3 players may cost more to compensate artists, a Brisbane music conference heard yesterday.

Complete story here

[DudeAsInCool]

One of the executives behind Kazaa file-sharing software, Kevin Burmeister, told QMusic's Big Sound conference that peer-to-peer software was an unstoppable force and major record labels and file-sharing companies would be forced to co-exist.

...I dont think the record companies see it that way

[method77]

They will be forced too

[DudeAsInCool]

There are other alternatives not mentioned in that article--but the guy has some sound ideas

[Ken]

They will be forced too

Not exactly, and not in the context of what the article talks about, in my opinion.

[KiwiCoromandel]

this article merely underlines a fact which is becoming more apparent by the day...that is, one way or the other consumers of music will be " forced " to subsidise (yes...that dreaded word) the music and recording industries and artists in all their many forms...if not by direct payment for these services then by cross -subsidies (ie, increased prices for technology used to view, listen to, play and record audio and visual media) attached at the other end.....ahhh yes....what was that again... " but what about freedom of choice " i hear you say...hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!