User-generated streaming-mixtape site Muxtape is currently down because of “a problem with the RIAA,” according to the site’s front page. With the current tussling over how much online services should pay to stream audio, this sort of “problem” isn’t all that surprising, but it is interesting to note that a post on the service’s blog says “no artists or labels have complained,” and that this closure isn’t permanent. Developing… (Disclosure: I met Muxtape founder Justin Ouellette at a panel discussion last week, and found him to be very charming and–more importantly–very concerned about how artists could benefit from the site, which would seem to be why there’s a project called “Muxtapes For Bands” in beta right now. Also I have (had?) a Muxtape, although linking to it now is kinda moot.) [Muxtape]
Muxtape Gets Jammed
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Sites like Muxtape face a number of challenges, not just the RIAA. They
have to address basic copyright issues (like that you have to have an
explicit license if you are going to offer “interactive” content as they
do), and they have to figure out how to make money (not such a small
problem).
I think there are still ways to make a solid business that ads value to
people while doing right by the copyright holder. That’s what we’re
working to do anyway.
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Was wondering when the RIAA was going to come knocking.
I thought there was Amazon money behind this?
@Big Gray.: no, the site just hosted the music on amazonaws.com.
Muxtape is cool. Let’s hope it survives the RIAA’s reeducation camp.
When are people gonna figure out that sites like this will NEVER last long. It’s not the artists or labels that are gonna complain the most - it’s the publishers.