# Unlimited Music Downloads in Canada? $5 on Mobile Phone Plans for Songs By Evan Monk | Published 2008-01-18 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/free-music-for-canada-after-tax-songwriters-association-of-canada References: [songwriters](http://www.songwriters.ca/NWS10.php?news_id=24) & [songwriters](http://www.songwriters.ca/NWS10.php?news_id=24) A very interesting idea, and simple really! Charge all internet and mobile phone accounts in Canada a levy and allow unlimited [free downloads of music](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/traxmojo) for personal use. The [Song Writer's Association of Canada](http://www.songwriters.ca/NWS10.php?news_id=24) has proposed a monthly $5 Levy charged to all mobile accounts. If this happened, all 13 million of them that would net a monthly $65 million just in cell phones. There are an estimated 9 Million Internet accounts in Canada as well. That would be an additional $45 Million to 1.32 Billion a year in revenues. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.5/10 - Popularity: 11% | Activity: 25% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Unlimited Music Downloads:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating a new revenue stream for the music industry by implementing a monthly levy and offering unlimited free music downloads to users. - **$5 Levy on Mobile Phone Plans:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introducing a small fee on mobile phone plans to generate significant revenue for the music industry and encourage legal music downloads. - **Monetizing Internet Accounts:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Capitalizing on the widespread use of internet accounts by implementing a monthly levy to generate substantial revenue for the music industry. ### Where This Applies - **Music Industry:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Implementing a new pricing model and offering unlimited music downloads to increase revenues and combat piracy. - **Telecommunications Industry:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introducing a $5 levy on mobile phone plans to generate additional revenue and enhance the value proposition of mobile services. - **Internet Service Providers:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborating with the music industry to implement a monthly levy on internet accounts, creating a new revenue stream and promoting legal music consumption. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Lucrative Mobile Service Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mobile-service.md) - [Music Reward Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/playlo.md) - [Affordable Mobile Provider Bundles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/koodo-happy-stack.md) - [Revenue-Boosting Music Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cd-baby.md) - [Price-Locked Mobile Plans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/experience-more-and-experience-beyond.md) - [Spotify Audiobook Expansions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spotify-audiobook.md) - [Ad-Free Streaming Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wynk-music.md) - [Music Download Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/suno-ai-download.md) - [Artist-Focused Subscription Tiers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soundcloud-1.md)