P. Rupp, T. Estier, "A Model for a Better Understanding of the Digital Distribution of Music in a Peer-to-Peer Environment," in 36th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-36 2003), pp. 283-293, 2003.

Abstract: 
Emergence of P2P systems had an unquestionable impact on data and media
interchange over the Internet, to the point of seriously challenging traditional
actors of the music business field. Technical issues concerning the deployment
of P2P networks are more or less well described; they rely on well-known
transmission protocols and benefit from the mass-effect of Internet. But for the
moment, the question of business viability of P2P chains of media diffusion is
still open. This paper proposes a model to better understand and compare the
different actors confronted to or exploiting this important technological
change. The final objective of this model is to provide a better
characterization of each actor's abilities, along with the impact of new
technological opportunities (like P2P systems) on their respective activities.
The proposed model is directly derived from the e-business model ontology
developed by Osterwalder & Pigneur for characterization of value-chains in
e-Business fields. 


URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2003.1174819 

@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/hicss/RuppE03,
  author    = {Philippe Rupp and
               Thibault Estier},
  title     = {A Model for a Better Understanding of the Digital Distribution
               of Music in a Peer-to-Peer Environment},
  booktitle = {HICSS},
  year      = {2003},
  pages     = {283},
  ee        =
{http://computer.org/proceedings/hicss/1874/track9/187490283babs.htm},
  bibsource = {DBLP, http://dblp.uni-trier.de}
}