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Cyxeris
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 5:50 pm Post subject:
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Let's talk for a moment about licensing of music. Let's say that a given artist wanted to simply give their music away. Let's say that they wanted to allow people to download their music off of their website, high quality renderings (be they MP3 or AAC or whatever), and perhaps even an ISO of the entire CD. Let's say this artist wanted to also make CDs available for sale, and wanted to allow open proliferation of their work, insofar as such does not cross the line into unauthorized commercial or broadcast usages. Let's say this artist were you. What would you do concerning "licensing" and such, to help to maintain and protect your rights to the music? What position would you take with regards to this form of distribution and, well, promotion? How would you go about it?
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elektro80
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:03 pm Post subject:
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Oh... if I wanted to do that.. I would contact some artist org.. and my RM org. I would explain the strategy and make them help me figure out how to write the licence. Then post the licence at the site and have people register before download. The RM org will still collect royalties from like radioplay etc. _________________ A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"
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Cyxeris
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:07 pm Post subject:
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Yes, but let's ponder established and semi-established institutions, in addition to the EULA (basicly). What was that open license thing that we ran across from the Downhillbattle Boyz? It was like a General Public License for intellectual property or something. I'm thinking of a musical analog to the GNU General Public License, of sorts.
http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl.html
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elektro80
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:12 pm Post subject:
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There are several out there on the net. On the other hand.. use a standard license. Only differenence is that you are giving away the CDs.. as files.. and not selling them..
But do ask someone who knows..
Many of the alternative licenses I have seen are pretty much political statements.. and not really sensible licenses the way they should have been. You are not giving the stuff away.. in the sense that you want royalties from radioplay etc. and people are not entitled to redistribute the stuff. _________________ A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"
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Cyxeris
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:14 pm Post subject:
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There it is. Howard the... no, sorry. The... man.
Yeah, that type of thing. I'm pondering how I want to go about this, and what benefits and detractors there are in pursuing and executing various avenues here.
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Cyxeris
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:33 pm Post subject:
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elektro80 wrote: | You are not giving the stuff away.. in the sense that you want royalties from radioplay etc. and people are not entitled to redistribute the stuff. |
Well, in this instance, I would openly allow individuals to copy music and "distribute" the music, or files, to other individuals. The line is drawn at the point where the usage exceeds the boundaries of personal use and distribution for personal use. In the event that the "EULA" and the conditions thereof are violated, I will reserve the right to act.
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elektro80
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:36 pm Post subject:
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Aha! _________________ A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"
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Cyxeris
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:44 pm Post subject:
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My motivation is basically thus. I am more interested in getting my work out there and getting people exposed to it and facilitating it's accessability to the highest degree possible and practical. The importance of this far exceeds any interest I have in profiteering and ransoming my work commercially. Sure, I'd like to make a living at it, but let's be realistic here...
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paul e.
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:47 pm Post subject:
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just give it away freely on a website...no fuss , no muss |
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Cyxeris
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:51 pm Post subject:
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I want understanding, and I want recourse, expressed from the getgo.
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paul e.
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:53 pm Post subject:
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understanding about..... |
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Cyxeris
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:54 pm Post subject:
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The precedent.
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paul e.
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:57 pm Post subject:
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you lost me there |
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elektro80
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 7:00 pm Post subject:
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still in the EULA territory? right? _________________ A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"
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Cyxeris
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 7:03 pm Post subject:
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I would not be giving it away because that is easier, or because I do not value my work, or do not believe my work has value, or is second rate, or any other such thing.
The point is that it is important enough for me to be willing to forego all the nonsense and such to get it in people's hands and minds, but the hell if I will allow my work to be exploited. I want there to be a precedent, as to why I am doing this. Should I, of course, actually go that route.
I probably will.
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paul e.
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 7:09 pm Post subject:
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i have been giving my music away for free on the 'net since 1999..no license or anything..just simply 'free'..
not sure what u mean by 'precedent' in this context
copyright is inherent in a work as is the right to refuse distribution of it..all inherent
a license is usually an agreement that goes above and beyond these inherent intellectual property rights
in your case, give it away with no bureacracy and, if someone does misuse your music for commercial purposes, your copyright is your legal protection
if you want to registyer with BMI or SCAP, you need a publisher , and they can collect royalties
otherwise, just give it all away truly 'for free' Last edited by paul e. on Thu Jan 15, 2004 7:17 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Cyxeris
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 7:12 pm Post subject:
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I want it to serve as an example, that perhaps this is how it should be done, or at least can be done. To treat is as one would any normal commercial release, with the same level of reverence, but simply not require that people pay for it, as part of my thang.
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paul e.
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 7:18 pm Post subject:
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then..just give the music away..as many other people have done and are doing since the 'net grew
tehe precedent is set
seems like you are over-complicating the matter _________________ Spiral Recordings |
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Cyxeris
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 7:48 pm Post subject:
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Would it be overcomplicating the matter to submit the work for copyright registration? I mean, if I am giving it away and am not worried about and, in fact encourage, free distribution, why not? Perhaps so that other people can't exploit it and claim it's theirs, or use it for purposes I am not fond of. Similar to how people may choose to exploit my music for commercial purposes in the context of this thread. You copyright your music and you set a precedent saying "I won't be fucked with, and I am making that very clear with this act that I am serious about this, and will not play games."
It's like the Doomsday Machine in Dr. Strangelove.
"Of course, the whole point of a Doomsday Machine is lost if you keep it a secret! Why didn't you tell the world?"
Fair warning.
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paul e.
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 7:52 pm Post subject:
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i konow what you are saying...but copyright is inherent..no special registration is needed, but does solidify your position legally that much more
if you REALLY want to protect your work, register it with a performing rights society like ASCAP or BMI and they will track it worldwide
you will need to find a publisher or create your own publishing company. however _________________ Spiral Recordings |
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Cyxeris
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 8:00 pm Post subject:
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Not really a matter of protection. It's a matter of sending a message.
"...Why didn't you tell the world?"
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 8:16 pm Post subject:
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If you really want to send a message, all you need to do is put it on the web site and make people read it before they can download the music.
I agree with Sudden - you still have the copyright, as long as you can prove you created the music. And publishing, registering etc. is only if you want to collect royalties.
Put it another way - you can give away CDs with your copyrighted music on them. By doing this you haven't waived any of your rights - any more than if you sold the CDs. |
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Cyxeris
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 8:21 pm Post subject:
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I think that I have been rather confusing in illustrating my intentions here...
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paul e.
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 8:27 pm Post subject:
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the medium is the message _________________ Spiral Recordings |
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