Microsoft ‘electronic artist’ site
p2pnet.net News- We had a kind of curious email from Mike Bouteneff.
We say ‘curious’ because it was telling us about Crossfade.com, a beta site just launched by Microsoft as an "online community for the global electronic artist," and as mentioned on garagespin.
Mike’s a regular reader so he knows p2pnet isn’t exactly famous for its ardent support of Bill and the Boyz, which made us wonder why he was telling us about yet another MS incursion. Because you can be sure the site isn’t there out of the goodness of Microsoft’s heart.
“I’m not a big MS fan either,” he says, “but I thought the site was interesting – a community for independent DJ- and Mixer-wannabees. Music lovers at p2pnet might be interested. But then again, maybe not!
“I’m just a fan of digital media in general, specifically digital music, and thought this was cool. (you’ll notice, MS highly downlplays itself on the site – no logo, no mention … I think they realize how much they’re hated. 
”
Fair enough
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March 24th, 2005 at 9:35 pm
With an email address of “xfader@microsoft.com”
March 24th, 2005 at 9:42 pm
Do not support this when there are grassroot sites such as http://opsound.org/ out there. I’m sure MS takes a stake in the submitted recordings and such if tsound submission is an option.
Keep Indie to the Indie… Thats the point.
SW
March 24th, 2005 at 9:49 pm
“…However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting (”Posting”) your Submission you are granting Microsoft, its affiliated companies and necessary sublicensees permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses (including, without limitation, all Microsoft Services), including, without limitation, the license rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission; to publish your name in connection with your Submission; and the right to sublicense such rights to any supplier of the Services. No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein…”
I think that says it all… The companies all want something for free yet they want you to pay out the nose for their crap.
March 24th, 2005 at 10:31 pm
“Microsoft © Copyright 2004 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.”
What !, No “Creative Commons”
CAUTION, Read the terms of use, this is not a friendly site.
March 24th, 2005 at 10:52 pm
“The best way to do this is to create your own bootleg of a song that youâre passionate about or one that you know will make an impact. You can pretty much make a remix out of anything these days, but for us, itâs best to find songs that have no drums or that have an a cappella serviced on the vinyl pressing. Sometimes, you can even find online remix contests with song parts available to download and use in your own version. You can find a lot of usable a cappellas on MP3 download peer-to-peer networks like Limewire and Soulseek. ”
Hmmm, is Mircosoft condoning music piracy?
March 26th, 2005 at 2:32 pm
I uploaded something I’ve been working on for a couple of months yesterday. A similar idea, it seems. At this stage, nowhere near complete.
http://www.soundnet.ip3.co.uk/test
Any suggestions, please. And any ideas as to the best CC licence to use? I haven’t had time to investigate that properly yet.
Cheers!
March 26th, 2005 at 6:29 pm
Hey Higgy,
I like the site so far you have a good idea on your hands. There are others out there doing the same thing and it might help if you contact them and trade ideas as to what works.
As far as license is concerned, Giving the artist the option always best. as for a general license that seems to fit with your theme would be… http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed-music
This allows ‘general’ music sharing.
I suggest you shoot an email to the guys at http://creativecommons.org/ about getting your site setup to be listed in their nutch and yahoo system. Also, contact Sal Randolph at http://opsound.org/ she has one of the better more transparent sites for music creation and exposure.
I personally am glad to see more creative commons content.
SW