CD row solution forces prices up

Logla · Jan 21, 2004, 12:40 PM

An online music seller has been forced to raise its prices after settling out of court with the music industry in a row over imported CDs.

The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and CD-Wow! were due to have gone to court in two weeks' time.

"I am delighted that we have been able to resolve this case on agreed terms," BPI chairman Peter Jamieson said.

CD-Wow! was accused of importing CDs to the UK from outside Europe and will now have to raise CD prices by £2.

Source: BBC News

Matth · Jan 21, 2004, 08:59 PM

So instead of being HAPPY that people were able to buy music at sensible prices instead of pirating, they attack this pillar of commonsense and raise prices !

If the record industry wants to destroy itself, FINE - download, don't buy, or just don't buy, the chart records (probably hyped there anyway) get enough radio play that you could listen to them ad nauseum anyway, and for many, ad nauseum is one or two playings at MOST.

If if it's the EU dictating it, then lets get the hell out of this beurocrats gravy trian before it does any more damage - the Euro is a FLOP, even countries within the EuroZone are beginning to admit that, so lets smash it up and start again, as a group of countries pledged not to attack each other militarily or in unfair trade.

Logla · Jan 21, 2004, 09:50 PM

I first heard about this on radio news a couple of weeks ago. On there, the BPI were bleating on about the artists not getting payed because the cd's are being bought from outside the EU. What a load of crap. The whole point is about the fact that the BPI don't like CD-WOW operating in the way it does and have been trying to shut them down since day one. The sad fact is that CD-WOW have given in because they don't want to be sued.

It won't be long before the DVD side of the site is forced to follow suite.

BetrayerX · Jan 22, 2004, 12:29 AM

""I am delighted that we have been able to resolve this case on agreed terms," BPI chairman Peter Jamieson said." BAH! That's a big bunch of tree hugging hippie crap. Should have read: "We screwed em all, so I'm happy". And they wonder why piracy is so strong.

Logla · Jan 22, 2004, 08:06 AM

It totally stinks. I buy music (or should now read bought) a lot of music from CD-WOW because they were cheaper than anywhere else - even the supermarkets (and the BPI doesnt like them selling cut price CDs either). I'm going to have to cut back now on the amount of music I buy.
The whole point of the Internet shopping revolution was that you could get your goods a bit cheaper and this seems to be on its way out with music sales at least.

Jan 21, 2004, 12:40 PM	#1
Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 0	CD row solution forces prices up An online music seller has been forced to raise its prices after settling out of court with the music industry in a row over imported CDs. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and CD-Wow! were due to have gone to court in two weeks' time. "I am delighted that we have been able to resolve this case on agreed terms," BPI chairman Peter Jamieson said. CD-Wow! was accused of importing CDs to the UK from outside Europe and will now have to raise CD prices by £2. Source: BBC News

Jan 22, 2004, 12:29 AM	#4
BetrayerX DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 111 Rep Power: 0	""I am delighted that we have been able to resolve this case on agreed terms," BPI chairman Peter Jamieson said." BAH! That's a big bunch of tree hugging hippie crap. Should have read: "We screwed em all, so I'm happy". And they wonder why piracy is so strong. __________________ Are you wise enough to admit your own ignorance?

Jan 21, 2004, 08:59 PM	#2
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	So instead of being HAPPY that people were able to buy music at sensible prices instead of pirating, they attack this pillar of commonsense and raise prices ! If the record industry wants to destroy itself, FINE - download, don't buy, or just don't buy, the chart records (probably hyped there anyway) get enough radio play that you could listen to them ad nauseum anyway, and for many, ad nauseum is one or two playings at MOST. If if it's the EU dictating it, then lets get the hell out of this beurocrats gravy trian before it does any more damage - the Euro is a FLOP, even countries within the EuroZone are beginning to admit that, so lets smash it up and start again, as a group of countries pledged not to attack each other militarily or in unfair trade.

Jan 21, 2004, 09:50 PM	Thread Starter #3
Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 0	I first heard about this on radio news a couple of weeks ago. On there, the BPI were bleating on about the artists not getting payed because the cd's are being bought from outside the EU. What a load of crap. The whole point is about the fact that the BPI don't like CD-WOW operating in the way it does and have been trying to shut them down since day one. The sad fact is that CD-WOW have given in because they don't want to be sued. It won't be long before the DVD side of the site is forced to follow suite.

Jan 22, 2004, 08:06 AM	Thread Starter #5
Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 0	It totally stinks. I buy music (or should now read bought) a lot of music from CD-WOW because they were cheaper than anywhere else - even the supermarkets (and the BPI doesnt like them selling cut price CDs either). I'm going to have to cut back now on the amount of music I buy. The whole point of the Internet shopping revolution was that you could get your goods a bit cheaper and this seems to be on its way out with music sales at least.