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- Rfriaz, on 10/11/2007, -0/+29I'm not quite sure what this means for me yet, but I swore I saw the words "***** the RIAA" somewhere in there.
- kevrose, on 10/11/2007, -0/+12its about making it about the music again rather than some thieving fat cats who refuse to adapt. (read RIAA)
- wyrlor, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8This makes me want to be an artist just to be able to give these platforms the support they deserve.
- InterDev, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8Great idea. I am sure there are many talented artists that will be using this platform to publish their work and get some recognition. This is what the web is all about and that's why i like it so much!!
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6I can easily see the RIAA et all attempting to lobby this to be outlawed. Seriously.
- Plasmatica, on 10/11/2007, -3/+9Doesn't the YouLicense logo look almost exactly like the Quicktime logo?
- kaffein, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6There are a lot of ways to license your music online. First thing you want to do is become a member of ASCAP or BMI, etc.. (I recommend BMI)
Tell people you are affiliated with them and they can license through them. Next a good idea would be to become a pumpaudio.com member... They license music out with 50/50 rates. People can also license directly through you, now just bust out the lawyer.
BTW: The artist signup form on youlicense.com is fugged. - kaffein, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6Also there is also always creative commons licensing for non-commercial uses. Please consider!
- willysilly, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5Personally, I think it's fantastic. About time someone thought of this! There are literally millions of artists out there struggling to make ends meet. This is one step in the right direction of protecting their rights.
- moocow1452, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5I love you, Internet
- fkr3, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6"without the need to deal with music companies"
It removes the need for a music company, by becoming an "alternate" music company.
Right. - shauncorleone, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4If they can get this business model working with some mainstream labels as well as independent sources, then it could revolutionize the way music is used across other mediums (amateur video, online radio) as well. Awesome concept!
- pagancollective, on 10/11/2007, -2/+6I wish this site the best of luck, and love to see corporations being forced to change their methods or products due to the new web generation.
First open source applications, now open source labels. Great ***** news! - swavalier711, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4I like this idea very much, but I am quite sure the RIAA doesn't.
*****. - xpanic, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5This is clearly made by people who know the industry. A winner my opinion.
- poptones, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3iLicense?
- mickstephenson, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4How does this in any way resemble open source, open source uses copyleft licensing, this is copyright. Surely open source would require them to release all the musical notation for their songs, and all unmastered tracks. All they have done that remotely resembles this is that in the license they allow others to publish your track online without any royalties. and even if what you said was true, you shud have said "finally a music license which resembles the GPL" which it doesn't
- dailyshowboy23, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Wow, this appears to be a revolutionary licensing tool. This really puts a dent into the RIAA plans for domination in all things media.
- filmbandit, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2i'm a songwriter and a musician--not a lawyer: there is no allusion in the article to anything about the artists rights. point should be made that one-stop drive-thru administration like this often means the artists give up several protections they would otherwise have if they had maintained and serviced their properties (music) through BMI or Ascap and used real legal representation. if an artist's music is unique -- or even just sellable -- it isn't hard to get legitimate representation -- and an entertainment lawyer will go sell your stuff because it is in his own interest as he will take his fee and percentage.
- resplence, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Not to mention that it looks like they just placed it around some uppercase text in an inconspicuous font. And the uninspired name.
The whole site and identity is in desperate need of a real design. - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+150/50?
- satx, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0IM IN UR INTERNATZ LICENSING UR MUZIK
- vobbsik, on 11/13/2007, -0/+0This site is perfect for independent music and film makers.
- filmbandit, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0not trying to burst any balloons: this will be great for folks who feel they are challenged in getting their music heard or sold, but i will be curious to see if the website will likely take a same or bigger percentage than, say, an entertainment lawyer would take doing the same thing -- going and shopping an artist's recordings for use or placement.
- filmbandit, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0as much as the RIAA is the evil buzzword of the last few years, jurisdictionally i don't think the RIAA would have any interest in this service.
- peerit, on 10/11/2007, -3/+0I have just completed my own online marketplace for music, videos, and all things digital, PeerIt.com. PeerIt is built on the BitTorrent network, allowing for the secure sale of torrents. The network also provides the ability for buyers to make money by sharing their purchases. This site is perfect for independent music and film makers. Or anyone with digital content that they would like to sell. With the power of BitTorrent and PeerIt, your network scales with the success of your items.
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