"John Buckman, an entrepreneur from Berkeley, Calif., has used the Creative Commons licenses as the foundation for his new online record label. All artists who sign with his company, Magnatune, must agree to allow free use of their work for non-commercial purposes. The site features 326 albums by 174 artists in six different genres from classical to heavy metal. He said the company makes 50 percent of its money from downloads and 50 percent from licensing fees.
He said his label's songs are attractive because cash-strapped filmmakers can use the songs as they like for free and only have to pay when they start making money. 'As much as musicians are having a hard time making a living, filmmakers and other creative people are having a hard time finding music to use in their works,' he said."
Read the article here.
Visit Magnatune here.
I visited Magnatune and checked out their licensing. Licensing for wedding videos, for example, seemed to be very reasonable, just what people here have been asking for!
His reason for creating Magnatune is interesting reading, too!
He said his label's songs are attractive because cash-strapped filmmakers can use the songs as they like for free and only have to pay when they start making money. 'As much as musicians are having a hard time making a living, filmmakers and other creative people are having a hard time finding music to use in their works,' he said."
Read the article here.
Visit Magnatune here.
I visited Magnatune and checked out their licensing. Licensing for wedding videos, for example, seemed to be very reasonable, just what people here have been asking for!
His reason for creating Magnatune is interesting reading, too!