I Agree!…Monetization of the file sharing of music from the Songwriters & Recording Artists of Canada
Posted by: Jym, in Business, Opinions, Technologyhttp://www.songwriters.ca/studio/proposal.php
Though I am not a Canadian, I strongly support SAC’s direction towards monetization of peer-to-peer music sharing. The point here is NOT just about money. It is about their willingness to propose, open up discussions, listen to alternatives and adapt to changes for positive outcomes.
These are worthy efforts to work together for a better environment for all multi-parties, the consumers, the creative folks and associations/lawmakers. Technologies are nothing but tools, in the end, it is how people master and adapt the tools for win-win-win situations.
Avenues to connect fans and musician directly through blogs and social networks are already there. In short, it is way cheaper to get information and news to the people than it was in the past. It is also good that technology providers can make it even easier for independent artistes and musician to enjoy direct monetary rewards (simplest eg. “Donate” buttons from Paypal).
We can now even jam in a virtual online portals together, what’s stopping fans to pay to jam with favorite musicians online or even book a time-slot with your favorite guitar hero? Even if it were to be free, it makes a good PR activity!
It is reasonable for more musician to perceive technology as less a threat but more of an ally to bring creative works to the people, and be rewarded for effectively and efficiently delivery. In short, the present reality of internet opens up ways to connect people and different revenue models for musician.
No matter what the outcome of law suits and debate is, the fact remains that peer-to-peer technology is one of the most cost-efficient ways to distribute digital contents. One positive example is the case of Dutch University deploying software patches across campus with Bittorrent. I strongly believe that peer-to-peer is already the de-facto carrier for creative contents, legal or not, is more a matter of distributing money to the right people.
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