The BPI wants your help!
After hearing about what they forced upon CD-Wow, I decided to look at their website. They're asking the consumer, and in effect CD-Wow customers, to support their campaign get VAT reduced on CD prices as it's hurting their industry. Wonder how much adding £2 per disc would hurt their industry?
The music industry effectively banned CD singles from having video content (they don't count in the charts), won't offer an effective means to buy videos of songs, and now wish to make it harder to buy their product. But, at the same time moan that sales are down! Not only this, the charts are filled with second rate Karaoke "singers", and totally disposable artists.
I enjoy music, and that's why I buy CDs from CD-Wow and other online stores. I'm not interested in MP3s (although very good, CD sound is superior), but I do use the internet to buy CDs. I don't have time to go shopping for music on the high street, but sometimes buy from the supermarket (Tesco!).
Ultimately, wherever you buy your music, you're buying the music. BPI argument is that the artist isn't getting paid, but this is false. In an era of MP3s and internet downloads, those buying the product should be thanked, not punished!
All the best,
Dr John Sim.