A simple post on Facebook was published on August 6th reading, “Change starts with one. Now's the time for copyright reform. This is the Monstercat Manifesto.” Below, an image was displayed (which can be found at the conclusion of this article. It explains that we hear a lot of news and hullabaloo about record labels suing fans and artists, ripping down mashups from SoundCloud, and even pursuing individuals for creating unlicensed remixes.
Mr. Darlington founded Monstercat in July of 2011. Seemingly, he has always been an advocate for listener, the DJ, and the aspiring musician, alike. As written in the Monstercat Manifesto, “Without boundaries set for purposes of profit, artists could explore a realm of new creative options and fans could engage freely with the music they support.”
Some of you reading may be artists yourselves. Maybe you have had pieces of work you spent countless hours perfecting taken down from SoundCloud from large international entities. Well, no need to worry about that from Monstercat. As long as you are not attempting to sell any mashup, unofficial remix, or edit of their content, you have unlimited possibility to freely express your creativity with their music.
“Many labels have different models like the relaxed Monstercat, to the strict Spinnin', but I would say we sit in between those two models,” Jimmy Freer, Audiophile Live CEO, explained. When it comes to Audiophile Live, I have found that they are generally relaxed and have a very respectable model in place. However, Mr. Freer explained that having too relaxed of a model can come with consequences.
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