Article:		Confident Apple for 2004
Subject:		Keynote and GB
Date:		2004-01-08 10:00:44
From:		anonymous2
Response to: Keynote and GB
"I wonder when ... iTunes, will allow upload ... just imagine !" Oooh! Cool! A section of the iTMS for user-submitted tracks. With a fair royalty process, paid directly to the submitter, in-home composers can make a few bucks while refining their skills. Meanwhile, Apple gets to keep more of the per-track price (or lower the price and keep the same share). There are some hurdles Apple would have to choose to overcome, but they're not particularly technical -- more policy and staffing related: 1. Pre-screening submissions to make sure they are original recordings, not just uploads of copyrighted works. Not sure how this applies to new recordings of copyrighted lyrics, arrangements, etc. [An introducton to these rules would be helpful.] Perhaps including a stiff penalty (with a fair investigation proces) for violators. 2. Determining a valid quality threshold for submissions. The iTMS is successful, in part, because the recordings it offers are consistently high quality versions. Would even 10% of amateur recordings have high enough quality? 3. Deciding how to pay submitters. iTMS credits? Apple Store credits? Credit Card refunds? Challenges, yes. And I'm sure there are more to consider. But there is great potential in this idea. I'll certainly look forward to seeing this feature in next year's Keynote.

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• iTMS Uploading
  2004-01-09 11:33:41  tpherndon [View]
  
  
  Apple will very likely never allow direct uploading to iTMS. However, it is *trivially* easy to go through an independent distributor label such as (amongst others) cdbaby.net, who will happily set you up with both a CD and internet music service distribution deal. I am not 100% sure that cdbaby does iTMS, it isn't explicitly listed in their marketing blurb, but if not, I know there are other similar services out there.
  
  Go check it out.

• Keynote and GB
  2004-01-08 20:05:29  anonymous2 [View]
  
  
  This uploading to iTMS is eons away from happening. Apple is not going to pay for reviewers and/or screeners because submissions would be quite too many.
  
  HOWEVER, I think it is very likely that soon you will be able to "share" your creations easily to your .mac homepage; another possiblity that justifies $99 per year. By "share" I mean clicking on a menu just like iPhoto or iMovie; of course you can work around and post it to your homepage.

• Keynote and GB
  2004-01-08 20:05:00  anonymous2 [View]
  
  
  This uploading to iTMS is eons away from happening. Apple is not going to pay for reviewers and/or screeners because submissions would be quite too many. HOWEVER, I think it is very likely that soon you will be able to "share" your creations easily to your .mac homepage; another possiblity that justifies $99 per year. By "share" I mean clicking on a menu just like iPhoto or iMovie; of course you can work around and post it to your homepage.