When I talk of these Cartel groups its usually to annouce my belief they are still living the high life on crack etc chalked down as expenses, today however it seems at last someone has a plan we can at least listen to without laughing hysterically at their ineptitude.
http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/news/2008/03/portfolio_0327Nothing provokes sheer terror in the recording industry more than the rise of peer-to-peer file sharing networks. For years, digital music seers have argued the rise of such networks has made copyright law obsolete and free music distribution universal.
Bronfman has asked Griffin, formerly Geffen Music's digital chief, to develop a model that would create a pool of money from user fees to be distributed to artists and copyright holders. Warner has given Griffin a three-year contract to form a new organization to spearhead the plan.
In the last year, the Recording Association of America, the industry group that represents the major labels, has sent 5,400 threatening letters to students at more than 150 schools, and reached settlements with more than 2,300 them. It has filed formal lawsuits against 2,465 others, who did not respond.
"I don't think we should be suing students and I don't think we should be suing people in their homes," says Griffin. "We want to monetize the anarchy of the internet."
Griffin says those fees could create a pool as large as $20 billion annually to pay artists and copyright holders. Eventually, advertising could subsidize the entire system, so that users who don't want to receive ads could pay the fee, and those who don't mind advertising wouldn't pay a dime.
Being a veteran of the p2p experience I can say that for some this looks like a good deal and for others its extortion, personaly I believe this is a new tax created to save face for the Cartels, that said I like the idea, what about the rest of you ?
