Possible breakthrough in the online music world

The UK Government is proposing or mulling over the idea of imposing an annual fee/license/tax on internet users.
This will allow them to download free music with no problem caused in obtaining illegal music as you'll be paying this annual amount.

I think I'd be very happy to only pay R300-R500 a year to get free music and not worry about the rights of the music etc. The musicians will get their money back through a system working out the most popular/downloaded songs and pay out appropriately. This annual fee could be extended then to cover TV shows and movies, wonder what DSTV will think about this.

Something else that they are doing which might cause a bit of a fright - working with the ISP's the UK gov is sending out around 12,000 letters to internet users warning them to stop downloading illegal music.

I reckon this annual fee could work, just will be a nightmare trying to monitor country to country. Read the full article here.