Comments on: Microsoft ‘electronic artist’ site

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 23:29:45 +0000

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.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 19:32:48 +0000

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!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 03:52:17 +0000

“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?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 03:31:14 +0000

What !, No “Creative Commons”
CAUTION, Read the terms of use, this is not a friendly site.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 02:49:13 +0000

“…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.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 02:42:52 +0000

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.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 02:35:44 +0000

With an email address of “xfader@microsoft.com”