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Posted by souldrift • 9/11/07 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: blog, download, filesharing, illegal, legal, MP3, music

As I'm sure many of you know, I have a music blog, but I don't put any music on it for people to download (apart from under "free music" which links to websites where you can download/stream tracks legally). I'm just wondering how people can get away with putting up music illegally on their websites?

I know that MP3 Blogs have little disclaimers saying "if you want us to take the music down, just contact us" &, as many people have pointed out, it would probably help my blog out a lot if I did upload MP3s for download on the site but I'm too worried/uncomfortable about doing it.

Can I have some opinions on it please? It'd mean a lot

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9/11/07

PetLvr

It's much different if you are on a Canadian (or NON-USA server) .. e.g. interpretation of laws versus shut-down .. but, regardless there is always going to be a concern for the copyright issues.

I was doing good on my own music blog - until I decided to consolidate everything on the US server. I decided to go to the YouTube video route, and then Google bought YouTube and deleted about 65% of their videos and the ones on my blog.

I was going to convert it to a strictly music NEWS blog, or a community for rock bands and singers, but it is a little too much work for me at the moment (unless I can find someone to take that challenge).

Right now - for my birthday, my wife got me an Edirol midi/USB interface and with my Cubase software .. I've been experimenting recording myself play music on the keyboards etc .. Once I get the hang of it I'm just planning to upload .mp3's of myself, and screw the risk. I will also combine it with the free sites like www.epitonic.com/ and others like it .. and, maybe some affiliate linking to new releases.

I do sometimes upload .mp3's onto my server - from my own collection, but I usually mention that it is a temporary thing, and end up deleting it at the beginning of the next month (or the next time I do a meme if it's earlier) so I'm permanently not storing the files.

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1. 9/11/07
  
  souldrift
  
  Hmm... I'm British, but using Wordpress & my domain is on a US server. I doubt I'll ever put up my own .mp3's, but it seems the most successful music blogs are ones that provide them.
9/11/07

PetLvr

As far as I can tell, those successful ones are the ones that either make lots of money, and can afford to pay the royalty fees .. or, the types that have disclaimers (like you said) that just wait until someone catches them.

If I had the skills, I think it would be okay to cut 10-20 second teasers and then link to the band's website or an amazon link ... so it's not like you are allowing to give the music away.

PS .. i use the wordpress plugin www.1pixelout.net/code/audio-player-wordpress-plugin/ .. do they have that installed in the wordpress.com site?

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1. 9/12/07
  
  souldrift
  
  Hm... I'm not sure.
9/11/07

purdles

I like to stream music, which doesn't seem to run into problems because the visitors can't download it but they can listen to it.

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9/11/07

frankunknown

Depends on your goals and what you want your readers to experience. Sometimes it works in my opinion.

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9/12/07

souldrift

I suppose there is no answer to what I was asking. In the end, it IS illegal to put up music that you have no right to... it's just whether you feel comfortable about doing it. & whether you can get away with it.

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9/20/07

Conscious

Tag the music files...
On one of my blogs 60 Second Review I post songs with some reviews. I tag them with a sound bite that says. 60 Second Review, support the music...

Here's an example in this album review of Lupe Fiasco's album
60secondreview.blogspot.com/2007/09/lupe-fiasco-food-liquor.html
Hope this was helpful...

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10/02/07

ctbiz

Hi I love music but don't know how to help you. But I come across this site which I suggest you can check it out:- www.newsongstore.com/

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10/02/07

acousticguitarist

Weren't 750 people charged last year in Britain because of Limewire???

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10/03/07

infonistacrat

I also run a music blog.. infonistacrat.hometownproject.org I have an ipod interface that you can listen to music on. I also post links to music I have found on the internet. There is plenty of everysong on the internet if you know where to look for it. Don't post it to your server.

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10/16/08

papshmir

My blog is exclusivly about Live Concerts and DJ Sets... There is no oficial release in it, so it´s all legal and absolutely FREE...

Check it out at : www.musichole.blogspot.com

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10/17/08

plmartins

In my blog I have Last.fm site,I like it
Go check it out: descobertasconquistas.blogspot.com

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