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| + | [http://www.jamendo.com Jamendo] is a unique music platform aiming to assist artists ‘promote, publish, and be paid for’ their music. Founded in Luxembourg by free culture enthusiasts Sylvain Zimmer, Laurent Kratz and Pierre Gérard in May 2004, Jamendo has established a dedicated international community of followers. Utilising peer-to-peer distribution methods, such as [http://www.bittorrent.com/ BitTorrent] and [http://www.emule-project.net/home/perl/general.cgi?l=1 eMule], coupled with Creative Commons and Free Art licensing, Jamendo emphasises the legal distribution of content. Its business model is based on the concept that the wide dissemination of content across networks leads to popularity and prominence: ‘Be known and recognized. Spread your music worldwide.’ | ||
| − | + | Jamendo is the first site to offer its contributors [http://www.jamendo.com/en/static/help_revenueshare/ 50% of revenue gained from advertising]. By registering for this optional programme, artists share in the site’s profits according to their page views. In addition, Jamendo offers the ability for users to donate directly to their favourite artists through a PayPal ‘tip jar’ facility. Artists receive close to 100% of moneys donated: a small administrative fee is deducted. This has been the first serious attempt of a file-sharing site to provide a direct way to compensate musicians for their work. Furthermore, by adopting Creative Commons, the site offers the possibility to distribute music freely, while preserving the basic rights of the artist. | |
| − | + | As a portmanteau of ‘jam’ and ‘crescendo,’ the Jamendo platform unites: | |
| + | *A legal framework to support artists, through Creative Commons and Free Art Licensing; | ||
| + | *An integrated rating and recommendation system adapted from [http://irate.sourceforge.net/ iRATE], a collaborative filtering system for music; | ||
| + | *Free, simple, and quick access to music through tag searches; | ||
| + | *Use of common peer-to-peer technologies, such as BitTorrent and eMule for album download and content streaming; | ||
| + | *mp3 and Ogg Vorbis file formats; | ||
| + | *Mechanisms to make direct donations to the artists through PayPal. | ||
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| + | Each artist is assigned a personal profile which includes links to their works including information about licensing, photos, event announcements, user-submitted reviews, and a discussion forum. As of 5 November, 2007, [http://www.jamendo.com/en/?p=stats: Jamendo hosted] over 5000 albums and 336,000 artists: | ||
| + | :Available hours of music 4592 | ||
| + | :Number of album tracks 70996 | ||
| + | :Number of available albums 5369 | ||
| + | :Number of registered artists 336914 | ||
| + | :Number of registered members 196851 | ||
| + | :Number of known concert dates 2905 | ||
| + | :Total size of distributed files 2.52 TB | ||
| + | :Number of distributed files 289418 | ||
| + | :Finished BitTorrent downloads 2310084 | ||
| + | :Data transfered with BitTorrent 106.74 TB | ||
| + | :Number of available languages 26 | ||
| + | :Number of reviews 54288 | ||
| + | |||
| + | By 21 May 2008, Jamendo had significantly increased their offerings, in featuring 9249 albums, 56904 album reviews, and 338131 active members. | ||
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| + | Jamendo emphasises that it is: | ||
| + | *A nonexclusive platform: the artist remains the owner of their music, which they are free to distribute by any other means at their disposal. Jamendo maintains a strong commitment to complementing traditional music distribution methods, such as CD sales. | ||
| + | *A zero-cost platform: Jamendo provides hosting for free. Site costs are kept low by using P2P distribution. Minimal advertising is included on the site and included in audio streams to raise revenue. | ||
| + | *A free platform: Artists reserve the right to remove their content from the site at any point, and are thus not prevented from signing exclusive contracts with record companies. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Jamendo is the first site to offer its contributors 50% of revenue gained from advertising. By registering for this [http://www.jamendo.com/en/static/help_revenueshare/ optional programme], artists share in profits according to following formula: total page views per artist (across the album, lyrics, and review pages) divided by the number of page views of the artists registered to the programme. The artist will then earn 50% of the Jamendo shares. In addition, Jamendo offers the ability for users to donate directly to their favourite artists through a PayPal ‘tip jar’ facility. Artists receive close to 100% of moneys donated: a small administrative fee is deducted. This has been the first serious attempt of a file-sharing site to provide a direct way to compensate musicians for their work. The operation of this scheme is depicted below: | ||
| + | http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/blimg/jamendo-revenue-share.png | ||
== License Usage == | == License Usage == | ||
Revision as of 05:43, 22 May 2008
More than a music sharing platform we are economically supporting and promoting the long tail of music. — Laurent Kratz, Jamendo’s CEO and Founder
Overview
Jamendo is a unique music platform aiming to assist artists ‘promote, publish, and be paid for’ their music. Founded in Luxembourg by free culture enthusiasts Sylvain Zimmer, Laurent Kratz and Pierre Gérard in May 2004, Jamendo has established a dedicated international community of followers. Utilising peer-to-peer distribution methods, such as BitTorrent and eMule, coupled with Creative Commons and Free Art licensing, Jamendo emphasises the legal distribution of content. Its business model is based on the concept that the wide dissemination of content across networks leads to popularity and prominence: ‘Be known and recognized. Spread your music worldwide.’
Jamendo is the first site to offer its contributors 50% of revenue gained from advertising. By registering for this optional programme, artists share in the site’s profits according to their page views. In addition, Jamendo offers the ability for users to donate directly to their favourite artists through a PayPal ‘tip jar’ facility. Artists receive close to 100% of moneys donated: a small administrative fee is deducted. This has been the first serious attempt of a file-sharing site to provide a direct way to compensate musicians for their work. Furthermore, by adopting Creative Commons, the site offers the possibility to distribute music freely, while preserving the basic rights of the artist.
As a portmanteau of ‘jam’ and ‘crescendo,’ the Jamendo platform unites:
- A legal framework to support artists, through Creative Commons and Free Art Licensing;
- An integrated rating and recommendation system adapted from iRATE, a collaborative filtering system for music;
- Free, simple, and quick access to music through tag searches;
- Use of common peer-to-peer technologies, such as BitTorrent and eMule for album download and content streaming;
- mp3 and Ogg Vorbis file formats;
- Mechanisms to make direct donations to the artists through PayPal.
Each artist is assigned a personal profile which includes links to their works including information about licensing, photos, event announcements, user-submitted reviews, and a discussion forum. As of 5 November, 2007, Jamendo hosted over 5000 albums and 336,000 artists:
- Available hours of music 4592
- Number of album tracks 70996
- Number of available albums 5369
- Number of registered artists 336914
- Number of registered members 196851
- Number of known concert dates 2905
- Total size of distributed files 2.52 TB
- Number of distributed files 289418
- Finished BitTorrent downloads 2310084
- Data transfered with BitTorrent 106.74 TB
- Number of available languages 26
- Number of reviews 54288
By 21 May 2008, Jamendo had significantly increased their offerings, in featuring 9249 albums, 56904 album reviews, and 338131 active members.
Jamendo emphasises that it is:
- A nonexclusive platform: the artist remains the owner of their music, which they are free to distribute by any other means at their disposal. Jamendo maintains a strong commitment to complementing traditional music distribution methods, such as CD sales.
- A zero-cost platform: Jamendo provides hosting for free. Site costs are kept low by using P2P distribution. Minimal advertising is included on the site and included in audio streams to raise revenue.
- A free platform: Artists reserve the right to remove their content from the site at any point, and are thus not prevented from signing exclusive contracts with record companies.
Jamendo is the first site to offer its contributors 50% of revenue gained from advertising. By registering for this optional programme, artists share in profits according to following formula: total page views per artist (across the album, lyrics, and review pages) divided by the number of page views of the artists registered to the programme. The artist will then earn 50% of the Jamendo shares. In addition, Jamendo offers the ability for users to donate directly to their favourite artists through a PayPal ‘tip jar’ facility. Artists receive close to 100% of moneys donated: a small administrative fee is deducted. This has been the first serious attempt of a file-sharing site to provide a direct way to compensate musicians for their work. The operation of this scheme is depicted below: http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/blimg/jamendo-revenue-share.png
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