Comments on: Startup idea: Make My Music Legal http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/startup-idea-make-my-music-legal/ neat fun stuff Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:35:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Kram http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/startup-idea-make-my-music-legal/#comment-131998 Kram Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:52:20 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/startup-idea-make-my-music-legal/#comment-131998 Hello Matt: Thanks for the interesting article. A thought just happened to cross my mind: nowadays, popular blog writers can make quite a lot of money by writing articles, maybe in the future, singers can do so as well. They "write" their "blog" with not only articles but also songs, and people can not only read their blogs but also listen to them. And the business style may change as the following shows: Singers with good songs can get more and more attention--their "blog" be more and more popular--singers make money for themselves though something like today's Google Adsence on their blogs--get attention from companies like EMI--EMI make them super stars and get profit from them... Hello Matt:

Thanks for the interesting article.

A thought just happened to cross my mind: nowadays, popular blog writers can make quite a lot of money by writing articles, maybe in the future, singers can do so as well. They “write” their “blog” with not only articles but also songs, and people can not only read their blogs but also listen to them.

And the business style may change as the following shows:

Singers with good songs can get more and more attention–their “blog” be more and more popular–singers make money for themselves though something like today’s Google Adsence on their blogs–get attention from companies like EMI–EMI make them super stars and get profit from them…

]]> By: Fred http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/startup-idea-make-my-music-legal/#comment-131878 Fred Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:41:48 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/startup-idea-make-my-music-legal/#comment-131878 I'm not sure I understand the freshness of the concept. Isn't what you describe called iTunes? It does exactly what you say: Scan HD for music files, then listing them with a 'buy song' button. I’m not sure I understand the freshness of the concept.
Isn’t what you describe called iTunes? It does exactly what you say: Scan HD for music files, then listing them with a ‘buy song’ button.

]]> By: A UK Sheet Music Shop http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/startup-idea-make-my-music-legal/#comment-123803 A UK Sheet Music Shop Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:30:54 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/startup-idea-make-my-music-legal/#comment-123803 I couldn't agree more. We have huge problems with the scurge of "free sheet music" on the web, which often is amaterish rubbish which is actually just lyrics or guitar tab. There are some really great free sheet music archives out there, it's just the mass illegal free ones that spoil it for the rest! Great idea with the music start-up - why don't you go on Dragon's Den? I couldn’t agree more. We have huge problems with the scurge of “free sheet music” on the web, which often is amaterish rubbish which is actually just lyrics or guitar tab.

There are some really great free sheet music archives out there, it’s just the mass illegal free ones that spoil it for the rest!

Great idea with the music start-up – why don’t you go on Dragon’s Den?

]]> By: Emmanuel http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/startup-idea-make-my-music-legal/#comment-121342 Emmanuel Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:40:19 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/startup-idea-make-my-music-legal/#comment-121342 ok, I am in, where do i sign? p.s. the "scan your computer to find mp3" thing will be a major issue in my opinion ok, I am in, where do i sign?

p.s. the “scan your computer to find mp3″ thing will be a major issue in my opinion

]]> By: Daryo http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/startup-idea-make-my-music-legal/#comment-121095 Daryo Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:08:36 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/startup-idea-make-my-music-legal/#comment-121095 Hey Matt, thanks for this tutorial of how to make a list of .mp3 or any other files :) I find it very useful ;) Hey Matt, thanks for this tutorial of how to make a list of .mp3 or any other files :) I find it very useful ;)

]]> By: FDA http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/startup-idea-make-my-music-legal/#comment-120893 FDA Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:04:44 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/startup-idea-make-my-music-legal/#comment-120893 Matt, if the RIAA gets a court order they can probably make the site log the info of anyone who confesses to having illegal copies but doesn’t pay. Matt, if the RIAA gets a court order they can probably make the site log the info of anyone who confesses to having illegal copies but doesn’t pay.

]]> By: VeroMaxx http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/startup-idea-make-my-music-legal/#comment-120267 VeroMaxx Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:39:03 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/startup-idea-make-my-music-legal/#comment-120267 Tenderloins from full mp3 must be free. Tenderloins from full mp3 must be free.

]]> By: Yama http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/startup-idea-make-my-music-legal/#comment-119941 Yama Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:57:36 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/startup-idea-make-my-music-legal/#comment-119941 I’m not sure about the “better quality” aspect, though. Most legitimately bought music I’ve seen is at a lower bitrate than the illegal stuff. I’m not sure about the “better quality” aspect, though. Most legitimately bought music I’ve seen is at a lower bitrate than the illegal stuff.

]]> By: Trojan Fan http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/startup-idea-make-my-music-legal/#comment-118990 Trojan Fan Sun, 16 Dec 2007 11:24:12 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/startup-idea-make-my-music-legal/#comment-118990 What I think the music industry never understood is that people WANT to pay for music. They just want value for their money. When people used to pay $15 for a CD and only the single track was worth listening to twice, people felt screwed. Just look at the recent Radiohead online release, In Rainbows. A lot of people downloaded it for free, but a lot of others (Americans most of all) paid money even when they didn't have to. I would love to take some of these radio-quality mp3's and convert them to CD-quality. Moreso, someone could tailor this idea and make it user-specific like Amazon does - after a scan of the files, they could start suggesting music the buyer might like, or what other people with similar libraries bought. If you wanted to get crazy, you could even offer an online dating service which matched up people according to similar music tastes. I always thought that would be a fun idea. What I think the music industry never understood is that people WANT to pay for music. They just want value for their money. When people used to pay $15 for a CD and only the single track was worth listening to twice, people felt screwed.

Just look at the recent Radiohead online release, In Rainbows. A lot of people downloaded it for free, but a lot of others (Americans most of all) paid money even when they didn’t have to.

I would love to take some of these radio-quality mp3’s and convert them to CD-quality. Moreso, someone could tailor this idea and make it user-specific like Amazon does – after a scan of the files, they could start suggesting music the buyer might like, or what other people with similar libraries bought. If you wanted to get crazy, you could even offer an online dating service which matched up people according to similar music tastes. I always thought that would be a fun idea.

]]> By: maths http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/startup-idea-make-my-music-legal/#comment-114094 maths Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:01:22 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/startup-idea-make-my-music-legal/#comment-114094 Matt, greater ideas involving digital music have all been still-born or been put to the sword....JohnMu Said, "It would make things so much easier if I could just take my CDs, get my ownership verified and give me legal digital copies of all of that." 7 years after Michael Robertson's mp3.com pioneered this very concept and which was promptly assasinated by the MAFIAA, we still haven't made any progress in this realm. And there's a good chance that we may have to toss all the above ideas into the dustbin as long as the absurd restrictions and close-minded processes the MAFIAA employ to protect their profits exists. Lastly, I think that if anyone needs a great music idea, it's Google itself!! Google is getting its ass whipped in China, being a distant No.2 to search leader Baidu, which has made search and downloading of illegal music a cornerstone of their services. So you might be better off reclaiming the idea for your own house maintainance - and you might just want to talk to me about it too! Matt, greater ideas involving digital music have all been still-born or been put to the sword….JohnMu Said,
“It would make things so much easier if I could just take my CDs, get my ownership verified and give me legal digital copies of all of that.”
7 years after Michael Robertson’s mp3.com pioneered this very concept and which was promptly assasinated by the MAFIAA, we still haven’t made any progress in this realm. And there’s a good chance that we may have to toss all the above ideas into the dustbin as long as the absurd restrictions and close-minded processes the MAFIAA employ to protect their profits exists.
Lastly, I think that if anyone needs a great music idea, it’s Google itself!! Google is getting its ass whipped in China, being a distant No.2 to search leader Baidu, which has made search and downloading of illegal music a cornerstone of their services. So you might be better off reclaiming the idea for your own house maintainance – and you might just want to talk to me about it too!

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