Quotes - Digital Music Report 2005

"iTunes really competes with piracy, not with the other services. Piracy is the big enemy. Buying music online legally is good karma."
Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple

"2004 has been a landmark year for the music industry. The digital services have given the industry the shot in the arm it needed - stimulating the public's appetite for consuming music while giving them a superior, legal alternative to the p2p sites. As broadband penetration becomes more widespread, the digital services will take even greater hold and continue their expansion into both established and emerging music markets. Through 2005 and beyond we will continue rolling out Napster and our new portable subscription service Napster to go internationally, with carefully tailored services that cater for and respect local differences and repertoire."
Chris Gorog, Chairman & CEO of Napster

"What sets us apart from the rest? We want to have relevant content available for consumers in all our territories. Increasingly, in time people will want to buy a real music product and will want to get content that's relevant. In France, for example, over half of the album chart is made up of local acts. You can't build an online service from just international content, or you won't survive in the market."
Gregor Erkel, Director, Sony Network Services Europe (Sony Connect)

"MSN music, which is available in 20 markets, is a key element in Microsoft's vision of delivering digital entertainment to consumers and giving them the ability to easily customize their entertainment experiences. Content, and the means to deliver it, are the cornerstones of this market, and we're working with our partners to create innovative business models that will more than anything else, we've found that consumers want two things: choice and simplicity. Through partnerships with more than 3,000 record labels and more than 70 device makers, we're working to meet these desires by making it fun and easy for people to find their favourite songs and listen to them on devices that fit every budget and lifestyle."
Rob Bennett, Senior Director MSN Entertainment, Microsoft

"Snocap is pleased and proud to have come up with a technology platform that will bring the breadth of music that is currently available on unauthorised services to the paid market place. We will enable p2p services to bring rewards for everyone concerned - especially for the music fans, but also for artists and song writers, and major and independent labels alike."
Shawn Fanning, Founder Snocap

"We believe that the global online music market is poised for even greater growth in 2005 and 2006, as broadband becomes ubiquitous and consumers around the world grow comfortable with online services. Real networks will continue to work closely with the global music industry to deliver localised online services that make it easy for music fans to explore and enjoy the music they love."
Rob Glaser, Chairman & CEO, Real Networks (Rhapsody)

"GERA supports the steps the music industry is taking to encourage the fast-developing legitimate online music business - the educational programmes in which we have been involved; the public promotion of all the new online services; and the decisive enforcement of the industry's rights against illegal uploaders."
Simon Wright, President of GERA (Global Entertainment Retail Association) and Chief Executive of Virgin Entertainment Group International

"We must fight piracy in any form because the protection of the intellectual property is a common interest. It provides an economic value to the most precious thing: creativity, which constitutes the grounds of our free society."
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Italian President

"Piracy is theft - pure and simple….the government supports the principle of proportionate legal action against the worst offending uploaders."
Estelle Morris, UK Arts Minister

"Together we should all take responsibility and be brave enough to call piracy what it is, and not allow it to be confused with 'unlimited freedom'. I believe in cultural creation and diversity, which are the victims of piracy. They need to be protected."
Renaud Donnedieu De Vabres, French Minister of Communication

"We know that there are millions of illegal files circulating on the internet at any given time. In the European parliament we have dealt with this by passing effective laws to legislate for the internet age. There is no upside to illegal uploading - it undermines jobs and creativity. The law is there to be respected and enforced."
Arlene McCarthy, UK MEP

"Illegal copying undermines the possibility of creative talents to make a living from their art."
Mr. Brian Mikkelsen, Danish Minister of Culture