Free music
Free music or libre music is music that, like
The Free Music Philosophy[1] generally encourages creators to free music using whatever language or methods they wish. A Free Music Public License (FMPL)[2] is available for those who prefer a formal approach. Some free music is licensed under licenses that are intended for software (like the
History
Before the
In response, the concept of free music was codified in the Free Music Philosophy
The Free Music Philosophy used a three pronged approach to voluntarily encourage the spread of unrestricted copying, based on the fact that copies of recordings and compositions could be made and distributed with complete accuracy and ease via the Internet. First, since music by its very nature is organic in its growth, the ethical basis of limiting its distribution using copyright laws was questioned. That is, an existential responsibility was fomented upon music creators who were drawing upon the creations of countless others in an unrestricted manner to create their own. Second, it was observed that the basis of
The Free Music Philosophy was reported on by diverse media outlets including
Record labels and websites distributing free music
- Audition Records – free and non-free CC licenses[15]
- Dogmazic – free and non-free CC licenses, GNU GPL[16]
- Free Music Archive – free and non-free CC licenses
- Jamendo – free and non-free CC licenses, Free Art License
- Incompetech- CC-BY, paid licenses available
- Loca Records[17][18]
- Magnatune
- Opsound
- Musopen
Notable bands distributing their music under free or close-to-free conditions
Note that some licenses, such as CC-BY-NC, are not free by definition.[19] However, works under these licenses are listed here as being related to the topic.
Title | Licenses | |
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Nine Inch Nails | The Slip | CC BY-NC-SA
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Ghosts I–IV | CC BY-NC-SA
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Ophur[20] | ||
Severed Fifth |
Creative Commons | |
Twisted Helices[21] | ||
subatomicglue | ||
Brunette Models | ||
Kimiko Ishizaka |
Creative Commons Zero license – Public Domain[22] |
See also
- Copyleft
- Deezer
- Free Culture movement
- File sharing
- Guvera
- Libre.fm
- ListenBrainz
- List of musical works released in a stem format
- Mutopia Project
- Open music
- Open Music Model
- Podsafe
- We7
- Wolfgang's Vault
References
- ^ a b c Samudrala, Ram (1994). "The Free Music Philosophy". Retrieved 26 October 2008.
- ^ Samudrala, Ram (2011). " "The Free Music Public License". Retrieved 13 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "NET Act: 17 U.S.C. and 18 U.S.C. as amended (redlined)". U.S. Department of Justice. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012.
- ^ a b Schulman BM. The song heard 'round the world: The copyright implications of MP3s and the future of digital music. Harvard Journal of Law and Technology 12: 3, 1999. Archived 2012-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Reece D. Industry grapples with MP3 dilemma. Billboard, July 18 1998.
- ^ Penenberg A. Habias copyrightus. Forbes, July 11 1997.
- ^ Durbach D. Short fall to freedom: The free music insurgency. Levi's Original Music Magazine, November 19, 2008 Archived June 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ballin M. Unfair Use. The Free Radical 47, 2001
- ^ Oakes C. Recording industry goes to war against web sites. Wired, June 10 1997.
- ^ Stutz M. They (used to) write the songs. Wired, June 12 1998.
- ^ Napoli L. Fans of MP3 forced the issue. The New York Times, December 16 1998.
- ^ Just T. Alternate Kinds of Freedom. Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Samudrala R. The future of music. 1997
- ^ Story of a Revolution: Napster & the Music Industry. MusicDish, 2000
- ^ "About Audition Records". Audition Records. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011.
- ^ "Dogmazic.net, musique libre – Les licences". Dogmazic.net. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ Simon Trask. "Creative Commons, Copyright & The Independent Musician". Soundonsound.com. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ "Loca Records". Loca Records. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ Creative Commons NonCommercial, any version (#CC-BY-NC)
- ^ "RIPIntro". Ophur.com. 22 January 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ "The Twisted (Helices) page – in 1993 it was called "The Twisted Page" and it made sense – exploratory music". Twisted-helices.com. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ Ishizaka, Kimiko (n.d.). "The Open Goldberg Variations". Retrieved 15 June 2012.
External links
- The etree.org wiki: etree pioneered the standards for distributing lossless audio on the net.
- Free Music Licenses