for this to be taken seriously payments must first go directly to musicians - who can then pass them on to other parties, the software can handle it easily enough and if at some point the other parties (media cos, cisac etc) feel they are being shorted they can audit the artists and prove it in court. wouldn't that make a nice change?
money has a habit of sticking to fingers, so we shouldn't be surprised when the union "representing" the musicians gets accused of keeping more than it's share. in the meantime i see such a supposed "pro-artist" scheme doing little more than deflating some of the arguments that favor free file-sharing.
the union has had at least ten years to propose an arrangement. it's less than probable this month's announcement just happens to coincide with the nationwide pro file-sharing movement presently sweeping sweden.
- js.
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