P2P networks like Napster or WinMX have extended our access to musik and made it possible to discover new genres etc. But if the distribution of musik in the future happens primarily per P2P-networks, how can artists get encouraged to produce new music? Raymond Ku, Associate Professor of Law on Seton Hall University, New Jersey, proposes, that congress should enact an law, called Digital Recording Act. Musicdownloads would be complete legalized but this act imposes in exchange for this statutory levies on subscriptions for Internet service, the sales of computer, audio, and video equipment on the rate of 1 to 2 percent of the selling price. This money shold disbursed on musicians, songwriteres and componists (not on labels) based on the popularity of their works, measured by downloadfrquency on P2P-Networks. He said: "The DRA could easily provide a source of revenue for musicians ans songwriteres instead of copyright."
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http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.c...ract_id=266964
Whats your opinion? Shold statuatory levies imposed in exchange for the legalisation of P2P-Networks.