Last month, the Isle of Man announced that it was going to try its governmental hand at addressing rampant music piracy. At today’s Digital Music Forum East, Ron Berry, the government’s e-Commerce Advisor, detailed how the government came to be a pioneer in a field where many larger nations are struggling, and provided some details about how they expect the system to work.
Two things became clear during the conversation. The first is that, for Berry and the government of Man, the dive into digital music is simply part of a larger plan to carve a niche into the global digital economy. For its citizens, however, it will mean that they will be facing an extra fee in their bills for everything from high-speed Internet to basic cell phone service—whether they’re interested in music or not.
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