U2 Manager Heralds Death of Illegal Downloads
July 11, 2011
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Long time U2 manager Paul McGuinness put in his two cents on the “free”/illegal digital music debate that’s been raging. With ISPs setting up copyright alerts and “sanctions” to deter online piracy, it’s only a matter of time before the onus is put entirely on ISPs to prevent downloading altogether. McGuinness even cited Spotify and their shift toward a payment model. McGuinness has been a long time advocate of intellectual copyright protection and he and U2 have a lot to gain if they can protect their extensive catalog from illegal downloads but they’ll never recoup the millions in potential revenue already lost to U2 over the years.
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