The solution for musicians and music fans is for us to become the legal distributors

[Lucian]

The solution for musicians and music fans is for us to become the distributors of music legally.

How?

We replace the RIAA and distribute music via P2P systems.

The solution is a P2P system which intergrates into the web, there also needs to be a payment mechanism, (maybe paypal?)

Users buy credits in this system, credits represent dollars and cents. So how do you get into the system? You buy in by buying music from fans who are already in the system.

Say you are an indie musician, you make a bunch of music and you create a website, you then intergrate this system onto your website, allowing people to download off a certain P2P network via your site, almost like magnet links. The person who downloads from your site pays .50 cent per mp3 download, however the mp3 isnt downloaded from the musicians site, the mp3 is downloaded from the distrinbutor which happens to be a person who previously paid their way into the system by buying an mp3.

So the fans take the place of the RIAA as distributor and take 25 cent of the 50 cent, so the musician gets 25 cent and the fan gets 25cent or 25 credits. When the fan gets 50 credits they can then go buy another song, so its a system which allows you the filesharer to get unlimited access to music (Free Music) because you become distributor, you legally pay the musician for the music so the musician is happy.You may even make a bit of money. Everyone Wins.

Consumer/Downloader --> $ = $ --> Distributor&Creator , Consumers = Distributors & Downloaders. A closed system where we are the distributors, the creators, the owners of the intellectual property, and we get paid while having access to unlimited free music.


You get free music as long as you share. Musicians get paid. New people have to pay their way into the system but once they do, they get free music or money, whichever they choose.

If we can put the RIAA out of business, alot of the famous musicians which everyone likes would agree to such a setup.

What do you think?

[rainbowdemon]

Sounds good to me. But where do non-computer users get music. There are still a few of those out there. LOL

[Lucian]

Non computer users? if you cannot afford to go to an internet cafe, you cannot afford Music.

Theres around a billion computer users in the world. I think thats more than enough.

If you dont have a computer, use your PDA or cellphone, if you dont have those, go to a cyber cafe, if you live in the middlle of no where well you most likely couldnt buy CDs either so whats new.

[Undermind]

dude, you seem to like posting a lot of these "solve the world" type threads, if you're that passionate about it why not try forming your own little p2p cult or something, dunno, just a thought

[Nooby Doo]

I think it's a novel idea, and if you could get development backers plus a few indie artists to agree to the idea then it might catch on to the mainstream. Then everyone benefits, except the Monopolistic music industry. But that's okay because maybe it will motivate them to lower costs and raise the quality of music instead picking our pockets.

If this is an original idea of yours, you should actively pursue making it a reality. Even if you can't, at least you are adding to the thinktank. :gj

[aqlo]

I thought I was going to agree with this when I saw the thread, but I don't see us as a viable outlet for purchasing music. When I actually buy an album, I want a CD with liner etc, or even a record. I don't see p2p as a relacement for that experience, though it could serve as a tool for more advanced bootleggers who would make me an album and sell it to me maybe.

But what peer-to-peer services are really a valid replacement for, are the radio stations. radio and p2p are both "free" and supported by advertisement or politics, generally both. Both offer mostly lower-quality renderings of popular songs free of charge. The record companies work their asses off (figuratively) making sure that their singles get airplay on the radio, and now those record companies that want to sell me albums are going to have to give that same line of credit to the p2p services.

[Sephiroth]

For the last time stop posting these kinds of threads if your serious then do it yourself instead of coming up with "paper solutions" that will not work out in the real world.