tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012486.post115752059585288674..comments2023-11-03T08:43:08.633-07:00Comments on ccMixter Blog: MySpace & Snocap vs. iTunesGurdonarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14808311825546186934noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012486.post-1157592139625548292006-09-06T18:22:00.000-07:002006-09-06T18:22:00.000-07:00I didn't know about the prevalence of licensing in...I didn't know about the prevalence of licensing income over sales....even that seems like an opp for CC on MySpace though (build a plug-in or something allowing artists to license their stuff right there using CC licenses in addition to selling it). I totally agree that Magnatune's book is solid and MySpace is all over the place (I actually really dislike MySpace from what I've seen), but there will be better filters, and even now you can flag music artists you like as friends, right (at least I think that's how it works)....my comment was not a slam on Magnatune at all - I like it much better than MySpace - it just seems like MySpace could evolve into a competitor or maybe even a symbiotic partner if that makes any senseChris Riningerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02056994384535226564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012486.post-1157582476719651412006-09-06T15:41:00.000-07:002006-09-06T15:41:00.000-07:00over half of Magnatune's income now comes from lic...over half of Magnatune's income now comes from licensing, not sales, besides the added value of Magnatune as an album shop is supposed to be that the label reflects a specific catalog -- you go there because you trust and admire their taste.<BR/><BR/>as snobby as this sounds, taste is anathema to myspacefourstoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16752084141868765015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012486.post-1157571213947227162006-09-06T12:33:00.000-07:002006-09-06T12:33:00.000-07:00I think I scanned some headlines on this, but I ne...I think I scanned some headlines on this, but I never read into it enough to...uh...connect the dots ;) If this takes off (seems likely), I wonder what this means for the CC movement. I haven't looked at how the "free" downloads various artists already have are set up on MySpace, but I wonder what licenses are commonly used (By or By-NC seems appropriate, but most of the artists may not even be aware of those options). That might be a good group with whom to evangelize CC licensing. And as for the tracks for sale directly from bands on MySpace, I assume these would still be covered by ASCAP, BMI, or SESAC. Does that happen automatically if a band self-releases music, or is some action on their part required? I'm pretty uninformed about that. It'd be cool if, maybe after enthusiasm for a particular track dies down, the a cappellas and/or instrumental tracks would be made available under CC license. I agree; it is interesting to see the landscape changing again. It seems like MySpace is a now a direct competitor of Magnatune & others.Chris Riningerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02056994384535226564noreply@blogger.com