After mp3.com announced that one might or might not own the copyrights of
one's own work on their site, I pulled everything but my arrangement of The Star
Spangled Banner, and put links to LEGITIMATE music sites there. I mean,
what're they gonna do, steal The National Anthem? I have received no
notice beyond reading it in the news posts online. Hell, I don't even get
divorce papers!
No loss to the music community, that one. Created the rip-em-off
model for online music.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 18:09
PM
Subject: RE: MP3.com Gone by December 2,
2003
Weird. And they are simply taking it offline Dec 2nd.
They won't re-open until "sometime" in 2004.
Is anyone on this list actually an ARTIST there? If so, what
have they told you?
-DM
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: ArsOcarina@aol.com [mailto:ArsOcarina@aol.com]
>>Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 1:04 PM
>>To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>>Subject: MP3.com Gone by December 2, 2003
>>
>>Yikes!
>>
>>Has everyone heard
about this? I just got an e-mail or two
>>that
tipped me off to it -- and after investigating a little
>>I found out it's actually true. This comes as a major shock
>>to me. I'd enjoyed a good deal of success with
their service
>>(6007 downloads).
>>I have to say i am really sorry to see them
go.
>>
>>This from
MP3.com's own site-news page:
>>
>>>CNET Networks, Inc. announced today that it has
acquired
>>certain assets
>>>of MP3.com, Inc.
>>>Please
be advised that on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 at 12:00
>>PM PST the
>>>MP3.com website
will no longer be accessible in its current form.
>>>
>>>Following a transition
period, CNET Networks, Inc. plans to
>>introduce
>>>new and enhanced artist services. If you
would like to
>>receive e-mail
>>>updates on these new services and notification when they
are
>>available,
>>>as well as an invitation to their special artists-only
>>preview, please
>>>sign up here.
>>>
>>>Your personal information, music, images, related
content or other
>>>information will not be
transferred to CNET Networks, Inc.
>>or any
other
>>>third party. MP3.com's content
administration tools will remain
>>>available
until the site is redirected on December 2, 2003. Please
>>>note, however, that promptly following the removal of the
MP3.com
>>>website, all content will be
deleted from our servers and all
>>>previously submitted tapes, CD-ROMs and other media in our
>>possession
>>>will be destroyed. We recommend that you make alternative
content
>>>hosting arrangements as soon as
practicable. Please remember
>>to update
>>>or remove all links and references to the
URL www.mp3.com.
>>Additionally
>>>if you would like a historical record of your page, we
>>recommend that
>>>you capture screen shots of the page as well as your artist
>>statistics
>>>pages since they will no longer be available once the site
goes
>>>offline.
>>>
>>>MP3.com stopped
collecting monthly fees for Gold and Platinum Artist
>>>Service subscriptions as of November 3, 2003. For any
>>monthly Gold or
>>>Platinum Artist Service subscription fees MP3.com received
>>during the
>>>period beginning October 13, 2003 and ending November 2,
>>2003, MP3.com
>>>will be issuing a refund that will be prorated to reflect a
>>termination
>>>of the subscription as of November 2, 2003. For any
previously paid
>>>annual Gold and Platinum
subscription fees MP3.com has
>>received during
>>>2003, MP3.com will be issuing a refund
that will be prorated
>>to reflect
>>>a termination of the subscription as of
November 2, 2003.
>>Any artists
>>>who subscribed to the Platinum or Gold Artist Service after
>>November 2,
>>>2003 will receive a full refund of any fees paid.
>>>
>>>If you
subscribe to any other MP3.com services, you will receive
>>>separate e-mail messages with specific information about
refunds and
>>>service availability.
>>>Participants in the truSONIC Business Music
Service program will be
>>>receiving an
e-mail update about the process for their continued
>>>participation in that program.
>>>
>>>All content uploads
will cease immediately. Approvals of previously
>>>uploaded content will continue through Friday, November 14,
>>2003. CDs
>>>will be available for purchase through Monday, November 17,
2003 at
>>>12:00 PM PST.
>>>
>>>MP3.com will perform a
final artist accounting and check
>>distribution
>>>on or around December 1, 2003. Any artist
account with a
>>balance of at
>>>least $25.00 will qualify to receive a payment in the final
artist
>>>accounting (reduced from the usual
requirement of $50.00).
>>Payment of
>>>CD royalties will be included in the final
artist accounting.
>>>If you anticipate a
payment, please verify and update your artist
>>>account and contact information no later than November 20,
>>2003. Click
>>>here for help updating your contact information.
>>>
>>>Please be
sure to check the Sophie message board and System Service
>>>Report (SSR) for further updates.
>>>
>>>On behalf of all of us
at MP3.com we thank you for your
>>patronage and
>>>continued support. It has been a privilege
to host one of
>>the largest
>>>and most diverse collections of music in the world. MP3.com
>>wishes to
>>>express its sincere thanks to each of you for making our
website an
>>>important part of your musical
journey. We wish you
>>continued success.
>>>
>>>Sincerely,
>>>MP3.com
>>>
>>>P.S. Remember that in order to receive e-mail
updates on CNET's new
>>>artist services, you
should sign up here today.
>>
>>Geeeze! What to do now?
>>
>>tEd (r) kiLLiAn
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>>http://www.mp3.com/tedkillian
>>http://www.pfmentum.com/flux.html
>>http://www.CDbaby.com/cd/tedkillian
>>http://www.guitar9.com/fluxaeterna.html
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