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{{Case Study
|Description=Magnatune offers examples of CC+ licensing
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|Description=Magnatune: The Open Record Label
|Quote=Sharing and gettin' paid too
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|Mainurl=http://www.openrightsgroup.org/creativebusiness/index.php/John_Buckman:_Magnatune
|Mainurl=http://magnatune.com/artists/debenedictis, http://ccmixter.org/files/lisadb/375, http://magnatune.com/artists/albums/debenedictis-mixterone/
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|Author=Michael Holloway
|Author=Lisa DeBenedictis
 
 
|User_Status=Creator
 
|User_Status=Creator
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|Tag=cc+, magnatune, music, business
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|License short name=CC BY-SA
 
|License=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/
 
|License=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/
 
|Format=Sound
 
|Format=Sound
 
|Country=United States
 
|Country=United States
 
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== Images ==
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== Overview ==
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[http://magnatune.com/ Magnatune] is an independent record label and online music licensing service. Magnatune makes non-exclusive agreements with its artists and gives them fifty percent of any proceeds from online sales or licensing. All track available on Magnatune come without DRM and buys can set the price they wish to pay for an album.
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Magnatune has been a leader in implementing the [[Ccplus|CC+]] protocol. [http://magnatune.com/artists/debenedictis Lisa DeBenedictis] is a popular music on Magnatune. Debenedictis released an a capella version of [http://ccmixter.org/files/lisadb/375 "Girl and Supergirl"] on [http://ccmixter.org ccMixter]. The a capella vocals were remixed into 76 songs, and Magnatune picked the best remixes at the time for [http://magnatune.com/artists/albums/debenedictis-mixterone/ "Mixter One"], an compilation album where Magnatune signed distribution agreements with all the chosen remixers. Both the remixers and the original musician (DeBenedictis get paid for sales of the compilation.
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One of the remixes from "Mixter One" was then picked up as a commercial license by a [http://53x11.com/ bicycle company] for a [http://www.53x11.com/rouleur/ promotional CD], which they in turn sell.
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== License Usage ==
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== Motivations ==
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== General ==
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Magnatune: The Open Record Label

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Overview

Magnatune is an independent record label and online music licensing service. Magnatune makes non-exclusive agreements with its artists and gives them fifty percent of any proceeds from online sales or licensing. All track available on Magnatune come without DRM and buys can set the price they wish to pay for an album.

Magnatune has been a leader in implementing the CC+ protocol. Lisa DeBenedictis is a popular music on Magnatune. Debenedictis released an a capella version of "Girl and Supergirl" on ccMixter. The a capella vocals were remixed into 76 songs, and Magnatune picked the best remixes at the time for "Mixter One", an compilation album where Magnatune signed distribution agreements with all the chosen remixers. Both the remixers and the original musician (DeBenedictis get paid for sales of the compilation.

One of the remixes from "Mixter One" was then picked up as a commercial license by a bicycle company for a promotional CD, which they in turn sell.

License Usage

Motivations

General

(enter text here)

Images

  • maybe

Overview

Magnatune is an independent record label and online music licensing service. Magnatune makes non-exclusive agreements with its artists and gives them fifty percent of any proceeds from online sales or licensing. All track available on Magnatune come without DRM and buys can set the price they wish to pay for an album.

Magnatune has been a leader in implementing the CC+ protocol. Lisa DeBenedictis is a popular music on Magnatune. Debenedictis released an a capella version of "Girl and Supergirl" on ccMixter. The a capella vocals were remixed into 76 songs, and Magnatune picked the best remixes at the time for "Mixter One", an compilation album where Magnatune signed distribution agreements with all the chosen remixers. Both the remixers and the original musician (DeBenedictis get paid for sales of the compilation.

One of the remixes from "Mixter One" was then picked up as a commercial license by a bicycle company for a promotional CD, which they in turn sell.

License Usage

Motivations

General

(enter text here)