The Internet has already changed the face of the music industry and is set to become a major force in the distribution of music over the next few years. With advancing technology it becomes easier for the musician to become a writer, producer, publisher, agent and distributor of his/her own work. This trend is known as convergence [31] and looks set to continue as prices of recordable CDs drop and the electronic distribution methods offered by the Internet improve and become more commercially viable.

• Introduction
  
  
• The problem - audio piracy
  • Digital audio piracy
    
    
• The Digital Performance Right in Sound Recording Act of 1995
  • Performance rights - songs
  • Performance rights - recordings
    
    
• Digital audio watermarking
  • What is digital audio watermarking?
  • Royalty collection / broadcast monitoring
  • Repertoire stock control / sales tracking
  • Authentication
    
    
• How digital audio watermarking works
  
  
• Problems With protecting music on the internet