Comments on: Norway Responds to Jobs’ “Thoughts on Music” http://www.applegazette.com/ipod/norway-responds-to-jobs-thoughts-on-music/ Apple Gazette - An Apple Blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:36:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Gary Morgan http://www.applegazette.com/ipod/norway-responds-to-jobs-thoughts-on-music/comment-page-1/#comment-4698 Gary Morgan Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:56:51 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/ipod/norway-responds-to-jobs-thoughts-on-music/#comment-4698 Since legal wrangles with Finland, Norway, France, Germany and the Netherlands will ultimately cause a heavy drain on Apple in terms of legal costs, perhaps Apple should withdrawn iTunes from that market - at least for a while. iTunes is not a high profit making venture anyway. Let some parts of Europe stew in their own juices for a while. Since legal wrangles with Finland, Norway, France, Germany and the Netherlands will ultimately cause a heavy drain on Apple in terms of legal costs, perhaps Apple should withdrawn iTunes from that market – at least for a while. iTunes is not a high profit making venture anyway. Let some parts of Europe stew in their own juices for a while.

]]> By: Lersveen http://www.applegazette.com/ipod/norway-responds-to-jobs-thoughts-on-music/comment-page-1/#comment-4671 Lersveen Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:04:37 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/ipod/norway-responds-to-jobs-thoughts-on-music/#comment-4671 This is great^^ Seems like it's all gonna get better now :) Oh, and BTW, Bob: Don't you f**king talk bad about norwegian you bastard! I'm one myself and proud of it. Americans sure ain't no better. This is great^^
Seems like it’s all gonna get better now :)
Oh, and BTW, Bob: Don’t you f**king talk bad about norwegian you bastard!
I’m one myself and proud of it. Americans sure ain’t no better.

]]> By: silas http://www.applegazette.com/ipod/norway-responds-to-jobs-thoughts-on-music/comment-page-1/#comment-4668 silas Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:57:20 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/ipod/norway-responds-to-jobs-thoughts-on-music/#comment-4668 EXACTLY. Norway wants action, not words? It's like they're demanding that Key Food sell purple tomatoes. But Key Food can't do that unless some farmers step up and grow them. Apple is a retailer, they can only sell what suppliers give them to sell. As of now the major record labels only supply DRM-encumbered music downloads. Your proposal is a great one: Norway can pressure the suppliers to much greater effect than by a stupid lawsuit against the retailer. Of course, there are some ways Apple can - and might - push this. A great suggestion I saw is to license the Beatles' catalogue. Since they aren't beholden to the big labels, introducing Beatles music as the first without DRM would make a great splash. Likewise, Apple gets music from many labels who don't care about DRM. Apple sells plenty of music that also appear on eMusic as DRM-less MP3s. Why not sell those tracks without DRM? (Of course that would also strike a blow at eMusic, Apple's biggest, if still pretty small, competitor.) EXACTLY. Norway wants action, not words? It’s like they’re demanding that Key Food sell purple tomatoes. But Key Food can’t do that unless some farmers step up and grow them. Apple is a retailer, they can only sell what suppliers give them to sell. As of now the major record labels only supply DRM-encumbered music downloads. Your proposal is a great one: Norway can pressure the suppliers to much greater effect than by a stupid lawsuit against the retailer.

Of course, there are some ways Apple can – and might – push this. A great suggestion I saw is to license the Beatles’ catalogue. Since they aren’t beholden to the big labels, introducing Beatles music as the first without DRM would make a great splash. Likewise, Apple gets music from many labels who don’t care about DRM. Apple sells plenty of music that also appear on eMusic as DRM-less MP3s. Why not sell those tracks without DRM? (Of course that would also strike a blow at eMusic, Apple’s biggest, if still pretty small, competitor.)

]]> By: Bob http://www.applegazette.com/ipod/norway-responds-to-jobs-thoughts-on-music/comment-page-1/#comment-4666 Bob Wed, 07 Feb 2007 17:08:06 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/ipod/norway-responds-to-jobs-thoughts-on-music/#comment-4666 I grew up in Minnesota, and I can tell you, Norwegians are just not right in the head. They can see the tractor in the ditch but not the snowstorm that drove it there. If a tornado picks up your cow and smashes it into their barn, they'll charge you for fixing the barn. I grew up in Minnesota, and I can tell you, Norwegians are just not right in the head.

They can see the tractor in the ditch but not the snowstorm that drove it there. If a tornado picks up your cow and smashes it into their barn, they’ll charge you for fixing the barn.

]]> By: Tim http://www.applegazette.com/ipod/norway-responds-to-jobs-thoughts-on-music/comment-page-1/#comment-4665 Tim Wed, 07 Feb 2007 17:02:44 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/ipod/norway-responds-to-jobs-thoughts-on-music/#comment-4665 Maybe they're not going after the recording industry because they know Apple won't sue children or little old ladies. Maybe they’re not going after the recording industry because they know Apple won’t sue children or little old ladies.

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