Hi guys, Those of you who love the Creative Commons (Christian!) may like hearing about Magnatune. This is a small record label that tries to treat both musicians and customers fairly.
You can download all the music, for free, under a Creative Commons license (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike). If you like it, you can pay for a higher quality version. If you want to use it for commercial purposes, you can get a commercial license. But notice, you still get to sample the music before paying for it. So you can include the music in your work from the beginning. And if at the end of the project you still want it, you can buy it then. They let musicians get a 50% of the sales profit. I understand that's pretty unusual. I hope they do well. There's an interview at CC: http://creativecommons.org/audio/magnatune The Wikipedia article is nice too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnatune And of course, the company website: http://magnatune.com/ I like their logo. It says "we're not evil". Their motto says "Internet Music Without the Guilt". I like these guys. It looks like they're trying to find an honest business model, which is not centered around treating the user like a pirate. Better yet, it's a model based around open content. It just feels good. I don't listen to much music. But if I ever start, I'll get it from these guys. After all, with these guys I get to hear the music before buy it. Cheers, Daniel.
