Andrew Lewis

Herts UK

Managing Director

I hope the French push this through and it sets a precedent for the rest of Europe to follow....
Bill has raised a good point. The record companies are making a fortune out of selling digital downloads several times as consumers have different devices. At the moment consumers are best placed to buy a CD and rip to MP3, WMA etc as suits them.
The same arguement applies for the different region DVDs.
The record and movie industries should stop being so greedy. If the consumer has paid for the copyrighted item they should be able to make copies for their own use to either as a backup or to use that material on another device they own.
If fair play to the consumer costs these industries too much, then maybe their directors and senior management should subsidise this out of their rather large salaries.