Dear Jim Griffin (and the Scoundrels of Choruss)
Mr.Griffin, it seems apparent that you are not in a position to make the claim that by implementing this experimental program on any college campus it would do anything more than steal money from America’s college students, who are in no position to fund such a poor experiment. Furthermore, a system that establishes colleges and universities as collection agencies for record labels is not only a flawed business model for the music industry, but also raises serious questions about the priorities of the people running our institutions of higher learning.Continue reading
Record Labels Hungry For Students Tuition Dollars
After careful evaluation of the Choruss plan for legal file sharing, I’ve concluded that this amounts to nothing more than an insurance policy for college students, that is far too vague to be taken seriously. A quick look at Slide 5 identifies the major flaw in the proposal, identifying a possible complication to be “massive leakage from those that are covered to others that are not.”Continue reading