Tim McNamara, manager of communication for the CEA, said it is safe to assume that most people like to get things for free, but he found it interesting that people do not merely dislike fees, they are opposed to them.
Consumers expect to get the content for free because it is there.
There are two ways to discuss the possibility of future fees or taxes, says McNamara. McNamara said the CEA believes the appeals court erred when it ruled against Napster last week. We do not agree that Napster was in violation of copyright law. The CEA has found that file-sharing people use it for sampling. After they try out unfamiliar content, they go and buy it.