The Berkman Center for the Internet and Society at Harvard supported by a grant from the MacArthur Foundation has launched the Digital Media Project :

The Digital Media Project at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, in collaboration with Gartner|G2, the business strategy research arm for Gartner Inc., aims to extend our understanding of the current landscape and unresolved questions related to the distribution, use, and control of digital media. In particular, the Berkman Center and Gartner|G2 are conducting a study of how the shift to digital media (primarily music, movies and books) is affecting the legal and regulatory landscape. The Project will produce a foundational paper identifying the critical features of technological, economic, and legal change that have resulted in the current situation. From there, the project will propose and critically analyze potential legal and business models for the future, with the goal of shedding light on the current directions of digital media distribution on the Internet while balancing the interests of consumers, artists and entertainment companies, and technology manufacturers.