I WANT to give money to the musicians I enjoy, however, I don't want to pay $15 for a CD because I have no idea how much of that money makes it into the hands of the creative talent.
What I would like is an extension to the MP3 format that encodes an optional link in each file. My MP3 player would understand this link and allow me to pay (through PayPal or some other payment mechanism) 5c, 25c or more DIRECTLY to the account of the musician.
I can listen to all the crap I get off of napster for free, but when I find a song I play over and over and over, I might through a quarter in the virtual hat each time it makes me feel happy or horny or sad. Over my lifetime I'm sure the musician I life would make way more off of me than the small percent they get from a CD purchase.
All we need is the software and the adoption from our favorite musicians. Ha! The adoption problem has had me stumped for sometime, but I think it can be solved by a trusted authority(TA). This TA would setup an account for each artist and begin collecting money on their behalf. The TA would make its money on float and cut quarterly checks to the artists, 100% of the donations.
I like to get my music for free off the net, but I would like to reward those who actually give me something.
This mechanism could be extended to open source projects as well. Or websites like this one. Voluntary micropayments. This is how we cut out the music industry and M$.NET.
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I WANT to give money to the musicians I enjoy, however, I don't want to pay $15 for a CD because I have no idea how much of that money makes it into the hands of the creative talent.
What I would like is an extension to the MP3 format that encodes an optional link in each file. My MP3 player would understand this link and allow me to pay (through PayPal or some other payment mechanism) 5c, 25c or more DIRECTLY to the account of the musician.
I can listen to all the crap I get off of napster for free, but when I find a song I play over and over and over, I might through a quarter in the virtual hat each time it makes me feel happy or horny or sad. Over my lifetime I'm sure the musician I life would make way more off of me than the small percent they get from a CD purchase.
All we need is the software and the adoption from our favorite musicians. Ha! The adoption problem has had me stumped for sometime, but I think it can be solved by a trusted authority(TA). This TA would setup an account for each artist and begin collecting money on their behalf. The TA would make its money on float and cut quarterly checks to the artists, 100% of the donations.
I like to get my music for free off the net, but I would like to reward those who actually give me something.
This mechanism could be extended to open source projects as well. Or websites like this one. Voluntary micropayments. This is how we cut out the music industry and M$ .NET.