Kazaa Wants to Bill You

Written by tinfoil on Sunday, 12 October 2003 17:22

In a move to add legitimacy to its name, Kazaa's parent company Sharman Networks is backing a plan to bill P2P users for file transfers.

This proposal was tabled before the record industry at the same time Napster resurfaced as a legitimate file-sharing service.

The plan calls for a move to bill users for downloads across the Kazaa network, which allows users to trade files back and forth.

With the number of legal music services being launched, it is no wonder that Sharman Networks feels left out. It has a free distribution system and very little overhead costs involved in getting the music to the user. Virtually all of the money received (minus royalties) would be profit.

The firm estimates that with roughly 5 million users connected at any given point, the plan could lead to more than $1 billion a month.

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