I know I am being hard on them, but in all actuality this is a pretty good thing. This will give small business owners and about 99% of websites on the internet the ability to legally license the music they are already stealing(ahem) borrowing.
I hope the other studios and unions jump on board this train, because it makes a lot of sense. The days of “let’s fight it tooth and nail and make sure no one is using our music” are over. If you make it easy to purchase the music, or in this case license it, folks will do it. The iTunes music store proved that theory. Nothing killed Napster and other music sharing sites quicker than the iTunes store because at last it was easy to get the music you wanted and it only cost you $.99.
Now if only the movie industry would get it.
For more info you can read the press release here.