[aom3]

The UK detente between ISPs and the music industry hasn't attracted the same vociferous criticism that has followed other recent music industry actions; who could be opposed to ISPs merely sending out friendly letters to alleged file-swappers? But indie music store eMusic has some olfactory concerns about the deal. It "smells very funny to us," CEO David Pakman tells Ars.

Read on: eMusic: UK P2P warning letter pact "smells very funny to us"

[Damo]

Originally Posted by aom3

Read on: eMusic: UK P2P warning letter pact "smells very funny to us"

Worrying indeed, if the ISPs get into bed with the labels via running online stores, they will have an incentive to go after not just P2P users, but also users of the (still to be proved illegal!) Russian sites

[skyforger]

Originally Posted by Damo

they will have an incentive to go after not just P2P users, but also users of the (still to be proved illegal!) Russian sites

this is not going to happen.

the discussed issue is all about money and music market. majors would like to use ISPs just to increase their profit, and obviously this could work out, since ISP is something you start from. while eMusic for one worries that IPS can intercept the content (and even collect it and store, though one does not like much to spell it out) and make money from literally nothing.

see the difference ?