Comment I developed this 3 years ago... legal issues. (Score 1) 54
I would start this out by going directly to the artists. If the publishers don't want to play nice, forget 'em.
This would be a great system to start with local artists (or famous artists that want to try something different). Set up a kiosk in a couple of local music stores (the real ones, not the chains). Set up a website with the music on it. Start a national network of stores with Local Artists Network kiosks. Set up some intelligent agents for people who want something new (You like Rob Zombie and Mozart. Other people who like these artists also liked XXXXXXX local bands).
A customer walks into the store. "Man I heard a great band at the bar last night. But they don't have a CD out yet. I want a few of those songs. Oh, and a buddy of mine from across the country emailed me a list of songs from a great local band there."
Party dude walks over to the kiosk, locates his bands and pays $.50 / song ($.15 to you and $.35 to the artist). The artists get a new revenue source (without having to "break in"), the music industry actually starts behaving like a free market (record execs no longer choose who we can and cannot listen to) and you have done your part to save the free world.
This would be a great system to start with local artists (or famous artists that want to try something different). Set up a kiosk in a couple of local music stores (the real ones, not the chains). Set up a website with the music on it. Start a national network of stores with Local Artists Network kiosks. Set up some intelligent agents for people who want something new (You like Rob Zombie and Mozart. Other people who like these artists also liked XXXXXXX local bands).
A customer walks into the store. "Man I heard a great band at the bar last night. But they don't have a CD out yet. I want a few of those songs. Oh, and a buddy of mine from across the country emailed me a list of songs from a great local band there."
Party dude walks over to the kiosk, locates his bands and pays $.50 / song ($.15 to you and $.35 to the artist). The artists get a new revenue source (without having to "break in"), the music industry actually starts behaving like a free market (record execs no longer choose who we can and cannot listen to) and you have done your part to save the free world.
