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6 Minn. J.L. Sci. & Tech. 399 (2004-2005)
Reform in the "Brave Kingdom": Alternative Compensation Systems for Peer-to-Peer File Sharing

handle is hein.journals/mipr6 and id is 419 raw text is: Note Reform in The Brave Kingdom: Alternative Compensation Systems For Peer-To-Peer File Sharing Joseph Gratz* Introduction .............................................................................. 400 I. The Current Regime ............................. 401 A. Licensing for CD Reproduction ................................ 402 B. Public Perform ance ................................................... 404 C . W ebcasting ................................................................ 405 II. Compulsory Licensing Proposals for P2P Applications .... 407 A . Com m on Goals .......................................................... 407 1. Sem iotic Dem ocracy ............................................ 407 2. Increased Efficiency ............................................ 409 B . The Proposals ............................................................ 409 1. Fisher's Proposal ................................................. 410 a. R egistration ................................................... 410 b. C ollection ....................................................... 411 c. M easurem ent ................................................. 411 d. D istribution ................................................... 414 2. N etanel's Proposal .............................................. 414 3. Litm an's Proposal ............................................... 414 a. O pt-out ........................................................... 415 b. Bypassing Copyright Holders ....................... 417 III. An Alternative Compensation Proposal ........................... 420 A. Mechanics of the Proposal ........................................ 420 1. G oals .................................................................... 420 2. Scope .................................................................... 420 3. P articipation ....................................................... 421 4. C ollection ............................................................. 423 * J.D. expected 2005, University of Minnesota Law School; B.A. 2002, University of Wisconsin - Madison. Thanks to David McGowan, Rob Kaye, and discussants on the Pho listserv for comments on earlier drafts. This paper won first prize at the University of Minnesota Law School in ASCAP's 2004 Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition. 399