[IP] Re: Music Tax Plan Warner's has hired Jim Griffin

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: David P. Reed [dpreed@reed.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 9:05 AM
To: David Farber
Cc: ip
Subject: Re: [IP] Music Tax Plan Warner's has hired Jim Griffin

Given that Commissioner Martin has pushed hard for unbundling cable
channels, I wonder why monopoly franchise holders will be permitted (as
a matter of antitrust law) to "bundle" a new fee for services that many
users may not want?

OK, I forgot.  The antitrust laws have been eviscerated.  Government is
free to hand out monopolies to its best campaign contributors, and faux
"competition" will keep it in check.

All of us lovers of Warner's packaged product will be thrilled that our
neighbors are subsidizing the marketing and distribution to us.

David Farber wrote:
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> From: K.E. [admin@edu-cyberpg.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 8:56 PM
> To: ip@v2.listbox.com; David Farber
> Subject: Music Tax Plan Warner's has hired Jim Griffin
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> Fee For All
> http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/top-5/2008/03/27/Warners-New-Web-Guru
> Warner's has hired Jim Griffin to spearhead a controversial plan to bundle a monthly fee into consumers' internet-service bills for unlimited access to music.
> "Bronfman has asked Griffin, formerly Geffen Music's digital chief, to develop a model that would create a pool of money from user fees to be distributed to artists and copyright holders. Warner has given Griffin a three-year contract to form a new organization to spearhead the plan. "
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> Karen Ellis
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