Great question. And a point that we are still working on at this stage in the development since there are many considerations and possibilities, one being covers and derivatives, as you have mentioned.
For the time being, anyone who is uploading to the site is allowing any other member to download and use the track in anyway they see fit (make changes, distort, harmonize with, build upon, sample, etc.), but with the limitation that it is only to be used within the project from which it was downloaded.
This means, for example, that a member is not permitted to simply download a track and use it to start another project, take the track and use it on another site, or share copies with their friends. For these purposes, the member would have to ask permission of the copyright owner(s) directly.
For the time being, anyone who is uploading to the site is allowing any other member to download and use the track in anyway they see fit (make changes, distort, harmonize with, build upon, sample, etc.), but with the limitation that it is only to be used within the project from which it was downloaded.
This means, for example, that a member is not permitted to simply download a track and use it to start another project, take the track and use it on another site, or share copies with their friends. For these purposes, the member would have to ask permission of the copyright owner(s) directly.
#101 Posted Sun 22 Feb, 2015 9:38 am
Great question. And a point that we are still working on at this stage in the development since there are many considerations and possibilities, one being covers and derivatives, as you have mentioned.
For the time being, anyone who is uploading to the site is allowing any other member to download and use the track in anyway they see fit (make changes, distort, harmonize with, build upon, sample, etc.), but with the limitation that it is only to be used within the project from which it was downloaded.
This means, for example, that a member is not permitted to simply download a track and use it to start another project, take the track and use it on another site, or share copies with their friends. For these purposes, the member would have to ask permission of the copyright owner(s) directly.
Originally posted by ProCollabs on Sun 22 Feb, 2015
It would be great to have this as an agreement that people click on every time they upload a track. There was a bit of confusion on the other site and I think having this clearly stated at the outset would help to avoid this.
#102 Posted Sun 22 Feb, 2015 9:45 am
It would be great to have this as an agreement that people click on every time they upload a track. There was a bit of confusion on the other site and I think having this clearly stated at the outset would help to avoid this.
Originally posted by Phoephus on Sun 22 Feb, 2015
Sounds like a good idea. We'll consider building it in.
#104 Posted Sun 22 Feb, 2015 10:04 am
In other words, a spin-off would require the consent from the contributor of each track you are hoping to use - unlike some other sites where if you are the project owner and you enable spin-offs, any submitted track appears to be fair game.
#106 Posted Sun 22 Feb, 2015 10:19 am
In other words, a spin-off would require the consent from the contributor of each track you are hoping to use - unlike some other sites where if you are the project owner and you enable spin-offs, any submitted track appears to be fair game.
Originally posted by Roo on Sun 22 Feb, 2015
In a nutshell - yes.
Whilst you are in open project mode, each contributor still owns 100% of their original work. For the project director (who may not have ownership in your work at this stage of the project) to be able to give permission to others with regard to using your work doesn't make a lot of sense to us. Hence the title, project director - as opposed to project owner ;)
Options for those who do want an easier route to sharing individual tracks whilst a project is open, and for songs which are completed and have joint ownership, are still being considered. There are a lot of issues associated with this topic so as a starting point we want to put in place the most conservative measures.
Whilst you are in open project mode, each contributor still owns 100% of their original work. For the project director (who may not have ownership in your work at this stage of the project) to be able to give permission to others with regard to using your work doesn't make a lot of sense to us. Hence the title, project director - as opposed to project owner ;)
Options for those who do want an easier route to sharing individual tracks whilst a project is open, and for songs which are completed and have joint ownership, are still being considered. There are a lot of issues associated with this topic so as a starting point we want to put in place the most conservative measures.
#109 Posted Sun 22 Feb, 2015 11:40 am
In a nutshell - yes.
Whilst you are in [i]open project[/i] mode, each contributor still owns 100% of their original work. For the project director (who may not have ownership in your work at this stage of the project) to be able to give permission to others with regard to using your work doesn't make a lot of sense to us. Hence the title, project [i]director[/i] - as opposed to project [i]owner[/i] ;)
Options for those who do want an easier route to sharing individual tracks whilst a project is [i]open[/i], and for songs which are [i]completed[/i] and have joint ownership, are still being considered. There are a lot of issues associated with this topic so as a starting point we want to put in place the most conservative measures.
Originally posted by ProCollabs on Sun 22 Feb, 2015
Project director is cool. Project facilitator would be even better. ;)
#124 Posted Sun 22 Feb, 2015 4:47 pm
For example:
Are they allowing other users to alter(edit) the work in any matter they desire? Even if the result is not approved of by the original submitter of the work.
Can other users "cover" their work? Replay a melodic idea on a different (or the same) instrument?