Comments for Adventures In Open Source http://danlynch.org/blog Linux News, Reviews, Tips and Rambling :) Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:21:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on A Plan Comes Together by Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2012/01/a-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-10365 Dan Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:21:04 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=2370#comment-10365 @gamerchick02 - CC BY-NC-SA would enable remixing, redistribution and sharing of the material yes. Just not for cash, unless I agreed to it. It reserves me the right to stop people selling my music in places I don't like. The main reason I'm considering it is the likes of I Am Not Lefthanded and their success in generating income from licensing music for adverts. They were able to do this and still keep it under a CC license because of the NC clause. An mainstream TV advert is clearly a commercial use. It also means you can register for royalties from commercial radio play etc. I might discuss it with the Creative Commons folks and see what they think. I'd like to understand the NC clause better. I know CC BY-SA is the content equivalent of the GPL which appeals to me. But program code and pure consumable art content are different beasts I think. As for shipping I would always charge it at cost. I don't know how much it is to the US but a CD can't cost that much, vinyl may be more expensive. I'll have to work all this out in advance. Thanks for the feedback :) @gamerchick02 – CC BY-NC-SA would enable remixing, redistribution and sharing of the material yes. Just not for cash, unless I agreed to it. It reserves me the right to stop people selling my music in places I don’t like. The main reason I’m considering it is the likes of I Am Not Lefthanded and their success in generating income from licensing music for adverts. They were able to do this and still keep it under a CC license because of the NC clause. An mainstream TV advert is clearly a commercial use. It also means you can register for royalties from commercial radio play etc. I might discuss it with the Creative Commons folks and see what they think. I’d like to understand the NC clause better. I know CC BY-SA is the content equivalent of the GPL which appeals to me. But program code and pure consumable art content are different beasts I think.

As for shipping I would always charge it at cost. I don’t know how much it is to the US but a CD can’t cost that much, vinyl may be more expensive. I’ll have to work all this out in advance.

Thanks for the feedback :)

]]> Comment on A Plan Comes Together by Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2012/01/a-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-10364 Dan Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:12:15 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=2370#comment-10364 @Ian - Thanks for the feedback. I hope doing things this way will allow people the choice of physical or digital version. What I'll do is send people a digital copy immediately when they buy a CD or LP I think. A lot of artists work that way. @Ian – Thanks for the feedback. I hope doing things this way will allow people the choice of physical or digital version. What I’ll do is send people a digital copy immediately when they buy a CD or LP I think. A lot of artists work that way.

]]> Comment on A Plan Comes Together by Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2012/01/a-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-10363 Dan Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:09:58 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=2370#comment-10363 @ashley - I'm sure I'll use Jamendo in some way but making money from it is not easy for artists. What a lot of people don't realise is when you donate money 50% of it goes straight to Jamendo. Only half goes to the actual artist. They don't say this on the donation page and there have been some high profile disagreements with artists. I suspect a smaller sampler would go on Jamendo. @ashley – I’m sure I’ll use Jamendo in some way but making money from it is not easy for artists. What a lot of people don’t realise is when you donate money 50% of it goes straight to Jamendo. Only half goes to the actual artist. They don’t say this on the donation page and there have been some high profile disagreements with artists. I suspect a smaller sampler would go on Jamendo.

]]> Comment on A Plan Comes Together by Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2012/01/a-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-10362 Dan Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:07:31 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=2370#comment-10362 @Muel - Excellent, thanks for the feedback. I do need to get the stuff on Amazon to be successful I think. That's a priority. @Muel – Excellent, thanks for the feedback. I do need to get the stuff on Amazon to be successful I think. That’s a priority.

]]> Comment on A Plan Comes Together by Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2012/01/a-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-10361 Dan Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:06:34 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=2370#comment-10361 @Cor - I've long said that artists should represent themselves these days. There are still some benefits to traditional record contracts but increasingly they're going away. You can sometimes get a cash advance from a record company that's really useful but it's not a gift as some people mistakenly think. It's a loan just like any other, and they can be pretty aggressive about repayment. I would warn any young artists to take that into account when considering deals. With all my blabbing about this I guess it's time for me to put my money where my mouth is. Who's rambling now? :P @Cor – I’ve long said that artists should represent themselves these days. There are still some benefits to traditional record contracts but increasingly they’re going away. You can sometimes get a cash advance from a record company that’s really useful but it’s not a gift as some people mistakenly think. It’s a loan just like any other, and they can be pretty aggressive about repayment. I would warn any young artists to take that into account when considering deals. With all my blabbing about this I guess it’s time for me to put my money where my mouth is. Who’s rambling now? :P

]]> Comment on A Plan Comes Together by gamerchick02 http://danlynch.org/blog/2012/01/a-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-10358 gamerchick02 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:56:00 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=2370#comment-10358 Dan, I'd be interested in CDs and downloads. The CC-BY-NC-SA would allow copying and distribution, though not paid, correct? I'd like to send some of it off to my (not so much) local NPR station and have it played on The Eclectic Chair (http://www.radiochair.com). What are you looking to charge for CDs and shipping? I'd be willing to pay up to $20 + shipping (I know shipping to the US is expensive). Amy Dan, I’d be interested in CDs and downloads.

The CC-BY-NC-SA would allow copying and distribution, though not paid, correct? I’d like to send some of it off to my (not so much) local NPR station and have it played on The Eclectic Chair (http://www.radiochair.com).

What are you looking to charge for CDs and shipping? I’d be willing to pay up to $20 + shipping (I know shipping to the US is expensive).

Amy

]]> Comment on A Plan Comes Together by Ian http://danlynch.org/blog/2012/01/a-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-10357 Ian Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:34:53 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=2370#comment-10357 Yes, I would be interested in hearing this. If recording this way helps to get the material out faster, then it's worth a try. As far as the licensing goes, I'm no expert, but I certainly don't have a problem with paying for the content, and if licensing in the way you mentioned means it's easier for you to make a few quid out of your work, that's got to be a good thing. I very rarely buy physical media for music these days, and live a long way away, so downloadable media works best for me. That may not be the case for others, though. As long as there is some album art included with the download, I,m happy. Yes, I would be interested in hearing this. If recording this way helps to get the material out faster, then it’s worth a try.
As far as the licensing goes, I’m no expert, but I certainly don’t have a problem with paying for the content, and if licensing in the way you mentioned means it’s easier for you to make a few quid out of your work, that’s got to be a good thing.
I very rarely buy physical media for music these days, and live a long way away, so downloadable media works best for me. That may not be the case for others, though. As long as there is some album art included with the download, I,m happy.

]]> Comment on A Plan Comes Together by ashley http://danlynch.org/blog/2012/01/a-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-10356 ashley Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:47:51 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=2370#comment-10356 Hi Dan, I would definitely be interested in an acoustic album...in vinyl. What about Jamendo? I've noticed alot of bands, when you download, ask for a donation. Maybe that might work. Hi Dan,

I would definitely be interested in an acoustic album…in vinyl. What about Jamendo? I’ve noticed alot of bands, when you download, ask for a donation. Maybe that might work.

]]> Comment on A Plan Comes Together by Muel Kiel http://danlynch.org/blog/2012/01/a-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-10355 Muel Kiel Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:38:26 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=2370#comment-10355 I would buy that album, especially if it was on Amazon (I use it for all of my music). I would buy that album, especially if it was on Amazon (I use it for all of my music).

]]> Comment on A Plan Comes Together by Cor http://danlynch.org/blog/2012/01/a-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-10354 Cor Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:06:49 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=2370#comment-10354 Great plans for the new year. Looking forward to the recordings, and other makings. Very interesting to hear about views on independent music publishing, because I'm trying to help out someone with getting feet of the ground with music (, writing, etc). Think the whole way things are evolving, causes artist to think of creative ways to publish (and obtain some financial support would even be better). And something like kickstarter is one of those interesting approaches. Anyway... I'm rambling. Hope you have a good and fruitful (musical) year! Great plans for the new year. Looking forward to the recordings, and other makings. Very interesting to hear about views on independent music publishing, because I’m trying to help out someone with getting feet of the ground with music (, writing, etc). Think the whole way things are evolving, causes artist to think of creative ways to publish (and obtain some financial support would even be better). And something like kickstarter is one of those interesting approaches.
Anyway… I’m rambling. Hope you have a good and fruitful (musical) year!

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