Downloading music from the internet is fast becoming one of the
world's biggest growth industries. A student is now trying to
tap into the market by setting up a website for independent
musicians to sell their songs on an international stage.

Hawksbillmusic.com, the creation of Joseph Lavington, an
18-year-old student from England, is open to all independent
musicians - local, national and international. Internet surfers
are able to download and listen to songs up to three times for
no charge. If they like the track, they have to buy it to hear
it again and the artist receives half of every sale.

Joseph, from the city of Bath, England, said, "There has been a
lot of talk of musicians being ripped off by downloads. So many
albums and songs have been leaked on to the web and downloaded
by fans. The musician's rights are ignored, and he or she loses
a lot of money. It discourages record labels from investing in
new talent."

Several high-profile bands have taken file-sharing networks to
court and won, and now record labels are suing downloaders
themselves. But Joseph said: "The artists get a fair deal with
Hawksbill Music, and much more cash than other similar
services". Each song will cost between 50p and £2, and once a
purchase has been made, the buyer will be free to transfer it to
CD or portable player. Users who have purchased a track are
encouraged to share it with others, and will earn a small cut of
any sales that result from this.

A wide range of artists, of differing genres, have already
signed up including Reed Rothchild, a Los Angeles
ambient-electronic composer, and Tetrix, a highly experimental
Canadian four-piece. Joseph said, "I am confident Hawksbill will
be a success, as a whole new avenue in the music world has been
opened."

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