Paper on policy choices of various p2p biz models from Harvard's Berkman Center

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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from Harvard's Berkman Center


 New paper available from Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for
Internet and Society:

Assessing the Impact of Policy Choices on Potential Online Business
Models in the Music and Film Industries

The online environment and new digital technologies threaten the
viability of the music and film industries' traditional business
models. The industries have responded by seeking government
intervention, among other means, to protect their traditional models as
well as by developing new models specifically adapted to the online
market. Industry activity and public debate have focused on three key
policy areas related to copyright holders' control of content:
technical interference with and potential liability of P2P services;
copyright infringers' civil and criminal liability; and legal
reinforcement of digital rights management technologies (DRM).

This paper seeks to support policymakers' decision making by
delineating the potential consequences of policy actions in these
areas. To do so, it assesses how such action would impact relevant
social values and four business models representative of current and
emerging attempts to generate viable revenues from digital media. The
authors caution that government intervention is currently premature
because it is unlikely to strike an appropriate balance between
achieving industry goals while supporting other social values, such as
consumer rights, the diversity of available content, and technological
innovation.

Paper available at:
<http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/media/files/content_control.pdf>


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