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P2P: the rights and wrongs.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Roger Wallis, chairman, Swedish Association of Popular Music Composer (SKAP)
When I left for Midem, MW quoted record industry sources claiming that 2004 would be "the year of the battle against P2P". At Midem, we heard of an imminent roll-out over Europe of court cases against individual file sharers. However, EMI's Ted Cohen also told us "we want to learn how to embrace P2P, which is not a bad thing if it is monetised and artists get paid".
I am very dubious about all the rhetoric concerning the "battle against P2P"--trying to kill a new technology has never solved a business problem.
Also Ted Cohen didn't mention us creators at the bottom of the music food chain: the composers. Record companies are waging a battle to cut fees to composers (eight cents per iTunes download, as opposed to 47 to the record company, and the latter even excludes artist royalties).
This highlights a scary ...