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Really a great list on what is broken and why it needs to be fixed. Pretty much everything on the internet is broken to a certain extent, that gives an opportun

by azharcs 18y ago

Really a great list on what is broken and why it needs to be fixed. Pretty much everything on the internet is broken to a certain extent, that gives an opportunity for early and existing Entrepreneurs. I really want to do something with music and news, those two are totally broken which will eventually destroy the industry.

adrianwaj 18y ago
Regarding music, I've laid out a formula here: "Using a solution of microformats, browser and OS media tracking, and direct-to-creator payments, a new Web model is quite possible." http://cleanzap.com/grabbing-music-from-the-net/ http://cleanzap.com/grabbing-music-from-the-net/ Basically, the creator applies metadata to their media, and lets it circulate (P2P, fansites, internet radio - anything) wherever it needs to go from the outset. A Creative Commons Attribution license is used. Browsers, media players, or a special app tracks whatever is played locally and a special app regularly prompts for voluntary payment at regular times. Only 5% may pay - but in a global world with low production costs, that might be enough. http://Musicbrainz.org http://Musicbrainz.org can be used to retag the files if the metadata is corrupted along the way. News can also be 'solved' the same way - track what's being consumed and let the consumer voluntarily pay later. Few will pay, but in paying, other benefits can be obtained, like the content creator being able to give previews or special releases to their known audiences.
- Tichy 18y ago
  I don't want a nag screen on my MP3 player.
  - adrianwaj 18y ago
    A monthly email with playback history would be better: and the option for a voluntary payment to be dispersed proportionally to whom you listened, with the option of being listed on artists' or creators' audience list. To do that, one's web browser and media player would each have a plugin that updates the central website's playback repository. Maybe an OS level app that integrates with many possible playback apps without the user worrying about specific plugins. Spyware free of course. See this: http://www.oddsock.org/tools/gen_fairtunes/ http://www.oddsock.org/tools/gen_fairtunes/

by azharcs 18y ago

adrianwaj 18y ago

Regarding music, I've laid out a formula here: "Using a solution of microformats, browser and OS media tracking, and direct-to-creator payments, a new Web model is quite possible." http://cleanzap.com/grabbing-music-from-the-net/ http://cleanzap.com/grabbing-music-from-the-net/ Basically, the creator applies metadata to their media, and lets it circulate (P2P, fansites, internet radio - anything) wherever it needs to go from the outset. A Creative Commons Attribution license is used. Browsers, media players, or a special app tracks whatever is played locally and a special app regularly prompts for voluntary payment at regular times. Only 5% may pay - but in a global world with low production costs, that might be enough. http://Musicbrainz.org http://Musicbrainz.org can be used to retag the files if the metadata is corrupted along the way. News can also be 'solved' the same way - track what's being consumed and let the consumer voluntarily pay later. Few will pay, but in paying, other benefits can be obtained, like the content creator being able to give previews or special releases to their known audiences.

Tichy 18y ago
I don't want a nag screen on my MP3 player.
- adrianwaj 18y ago
  A monthly email with playback history would be better: and the option for a voluntary payment to be dispersed proportionally to whom you listened, with the option of being listed on artists' or creators' audience list. To do that, one's web browser and media player would each have a plugin that updates the central website's playback repository. Maybe an OS level app that integrates with many possible playback apps without the user worrying about specific plugins. Spyware free of course. See this: http://www.oddsock.org/tools/gen_fairtunes/ http://www.oddsock.org/tools/gen_fairtunes/