Holland mulls creation of P2P paradise

Would you pay an additional tax on your internet connection in exchange for a world where it’s illegal to wrap content with Digital Rights Management? What if that same world included the right to file-share to your hearts content with legal indemnification? TorrentFreak reports Dutch politicians are warming to the idea of abolishing DRM, taxing internet connections and distributing the proceeds to record companies. Initially it seems like a fantastic idea but, it’s a paradise which, like most, is mired with its own challenges and detractions.

The problem I see; How do you decide who gets paid? Any system which rewards the major labels (such as Zune’s $1 per unit royalty to Universal Music Group) in a disproportionate way to the compensation of indie musicians only further solidifies major label control of what’s popular. Isn’t this whole internet thingy supposed to be about leveling the playing field?