Water Works, Electric Co., and Music Utility

In Forbes, David Kusek proposes Music Like Water: “The industry ought to establish a “music utility” approach to the distribution and marketing of interactive digital music, modeled after the water, gas and electricity utility systems. It should be done voluntarily to work best for all parties, or it may eventually be legislated through a compulsory license provision.”
via Joe Gratz, who writes: “The news here isn’t the proposal, which follows the Fisher/Netanel mold (collect five bucks from everybody, figure out what everybody’s listening to, divvy up the money among copyright holders). It’s that an ACS proposal was printed in Forbes – a new and potentially powerful type of media exposure.”