| WHAT
IT IS
The Muzik Store
is part of the "chain" of Phoenix Foundation stores,
which offer e-books (regular and audio/video), music
(downloadable and on physical CD) and film (DVD Vintage
Classics), in an attempt to bring the Internet world a
comprehensive source of all three media.
Every month we offer 23 FREE
downloadable albums (look to your left for this month's choices)
that are hand-picked picked by more than 375,000 Jamendo
listeners. You'll never have to pay for fresh, legal music
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HOW IT WORKS
The Muzik Store works like this:
- 1. You can download an album/track
for
free (if it's available free by the artist or label)
from the
album playlist, or
- 2. You can order a
physical audio CD
sent by U.S. Postal Service Priority Mail. You pay the USPS
rates and must sign to acknowledge delivery. Currently
we only deliver within the United States.
- 3. We make no profit whatsoever
from the physical CDs, in accordance with the
non-commercial terms of our licensing. This is strictly
a non-profit, non-commercial service.
- 4. Some albums are sold
above cost, but only when the artist, label or publisher
has set those terms and they do not fall under
Creative Commons licensing terms. Each album's terms will
be clearly labeled.
What I'm still trying to work out is
the column you see to the left. Do I list the albums by genre
(even though many artists may fit into many cross-over genres)
or do I list them alphabetically (which may be meaningless to
you if you don't already know who you're looking for)?
I'll probably combine a site-specific
search engine capability with a genre listing so you'll be able
to do both.
DOWNLOADS
This is the best choice if you have
fast Internet connection, like a cable modem. Be aware, however,
that some Internet Service Providers (ISPs) like Comcast will
deliberately slow down or cut off your connection to prevent you
from downloading music.
They are also starting to charge extra
for "unlimited" use; they decide what
"unlimited" means ... and it does not mean
"unlimited" in the terms everyone else means. It's
like buying a gallon of milk, but every dairy has its own
definition of what a "gallon" is. Some dairies are
already doing this.
Similarly, ice cream makers are now
selling a "gallon" of ice cream that is really only
3/4 of a gallon - and charging you the same. It's been all over
the network TV news lately.
This is in the courts at this time and
has become a hot consumer issue, but many others are also
starting to do the same thing, so they can give the bandwidth to
their commercial customers and ignore the individual Internet
user.
This is the result of President Bush,
the FCC and Congress eliminating the concept of a level playing
field on the Internet. Again, the big corporations get it all.
If you download the free tracks or
albums, you can play them anywhere you want (unlike iTunes
and many others), make as many copies as you want to share
with friends, etc.
BUT you must abide by the terms of
the Creative Commons License (for example, you can't make any
profit from sharing the songs) or the original artist can
take you to court and win, because in downloading the music
you agree to the terms of use.
All downloads are in MP3 format.
PHYSICAL CD
SHIPMENT
This is the best choice if you have a
slow Internet connection, such as a dial-up modem.
If you order a physical product, it is
made available to you at our cost (typically $6 for CD
production, artwork, packaging in a hard-shell case, and
shipping materials (envelope, labels, time, etc.). As our albums
become more popular, we expect the production cost to drop.
In addition we ask for a minimum $4
contribution to the artist who has made his/her work
available to you for free. This goes to the artist's account
through PayPal; if he/she does not have a PayPal account, it is
sent to them monthly through Jamendo's accounting system.
You receive an audio CD which will play
on any CD player.
Under the terms of the licensing
agreements with each individual artist, we make no profit from
providing the physical CD to you.
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