Lawyers: Online Music Sales Muddle Royalties

Leading music experts said at the American Bar Association’s annual meeting that the current system for distributing royalties to musicians in the United States is seriously hampering the introduction of new, innovative music distribution models, PC Magazine‘s Chloe Albanesius writes.

Cary Sherman, chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), said that the industry is experimenting with new licensing models, but many of the most innovative models are being done internationally, such as how ISPs abroad are bundling unlimited music downloads in with Internet service, the report said.

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