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I want to use online distribution to sell my music, but I have a question about it.
How can an artist/performer proof for you that the uploaded music is really his/her production? (My guess, the only way is to mute/change a given instrument in the music, and upload again.) Because it is not a big deal to cheat the people; in these days there are billions of music out there in the world, who knows what has been released, composed etc; anyone can download an album, and upload it as its his own music...
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I want to use online distribution to sell my music, but I have a question about it.
How can an artist/performer proof for you that the uploaded music is really his/her production? (My guess, the only way is to mute/change a given instrument in the music, and upload again.) Because it is not a big deal to cheat the people; in these days there are billions of music out there in the world, who knows what has been released, composed etc; anyone can download an album, and upload it as its his own music...
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Hi Zoltan,
This is a very interesting question. To answer that directly, in a scenario where an artist could be selling a content that is not his own music. He would constitute and violate not only our copyright policies but also other legal laws that prohibits copyright infringement. The best thing to do when distributing your music is to always make sure to have your music copyrighted first before you began to sell it. If you see any users of ours that has violated copyrights on a material, please notify us at: legal@watunes.com. Our Legal team will investigate the matter.
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Inappropriate?Hi Zoltan,
This is a very interesting question. To answer that directly, in a scenario where an artist could be selling a content that is not his own music. He would constitute and violate not only our copyright policies but also other legal laws that prohibits copyright infringement. The best thing to do when distributing your music is to always make sure to have your music copyrighted first before you began to sell it. If you see any users of ours that has violated copyrights on a material, please notify us at: legal@watunes.com. Our Legal team will investigate the matter.
I hope this helps :)
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Inappropriate?Hi Kevin,
thanks for your reply.
I have just signed up at the moment as an artist, but I can't do anything at the site... No uploads, no nothing... :-O What should I do?
And I have other questions too;
Will WaTunes get ISRC (or UPC/Barcode) codes for the music if it not exists yet? Or I have to get it myself?
"just $10 a month"....
What does it mean? I will pay you 10 bucks, then you will send/distribute my music (songs/album, whatever) to the "market".
What happens after 1 month? Why should I pay every month? This is not really clear for me, sorry. :-S
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Inappropriate?Okay, now I can upload etc.
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Inappropriate?Hi Zoltan,
To answer your questions:
- When you upload your contents using our ingestion procedure, our system will auto-generate a free UPC barcode for you. Once your contents has been fully ingested, our content team will ingest and assign specific ISRC codes to your contents.
- For $10 a month, we enable you to sell unlimited songs & albums, earn 100% of your royalties, and maintain your contents into our catalog base. Once you've activated your subscription payment, it auto-cycles and becomes recurring. If you decide to cancel your subscription, we will pull out your contents from all of our music store services, allocate any sales you may have, and close your account.
Also please know that your contents will not be made live into any of our store services until you've activated your subscription payment. You can subscribe by clicking on the 'Billing' tab and select your plan that best fits your needs and budget.
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Inappropriate?Yeah, I see now, thanks. Collecting data and uploading in progress now.
Is WaTunes check the music if that is "serviceable"? I mean; does it matter if it sounds as a cheap "casio-soundish" or a pro material, they will take it into the stores anyway?
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Inappropriate?Hi Zoltan,
We welcome any one with "casio-soundish" and pro material to distribute their music. We strive to make sure everyone becomes successful with our program. Once you have activated your subscription payment and you have already uploaded your contents, our content team will began to ingest your contents into our store services. Usually this takes within a matter of hours to have your contents ingested into the iTunes Store. Other stores ingestion time may vary.
Best,
Kevin
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Inappropriate?Thanks Kevin.
I have left the PC for the upload session, and when I came back to check it, an "error..." page waited... :-S
And I can not see any possibility to check its status.
Could you/the team check it (the zip file was ~170mb), or should I upload it again?
Sorry for disturbing this kind of question...
Zoltan
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Inappropriate?Hi Zoltan,
Not a problem! Any content that is 120MB or higher, the processing system won't be able to handle. Therefore, I've taken the liberty to provide a temporary FTP account to transfer files via FTP. I will e-mail you your temporary FTP account so you can began transferring your contents.
In terms of payments, WaTunes can allocate payments via the following methods:
- PayPal
- Direct Deposit (ACH Deposit)
- Check ($20 surcharge fee for international customers)
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Inappropriate?Fine, thanks.
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Inappropriate?Hi Zoltan,
Just send you an e-mail. Please check your e-mail for further instructions. :)
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Inappropriate?Okay.
Uploading in progress, payment is done now. -
Inappropriate?Am I able to use (when I get) the ISRC codes forever?
[Btw, am I missed something? Because no-one confirmed nothing, about the uploads and payments...) -
Inappropriate?Hi Zoltan,
When we assign you the ISRCs for your tracks, they are yours to keep forever! I've checked the contents of your zip folder and everything checks out. On a personal note, I really like your style of music (I could listen to it all day!).
Just make sure that when you rename the zip folder, you rename it with the UPC number like this: 123456789012.zip (instead of 1 2345678 90123.zip). Other than that, our content team will be ingesting your content shortly! Thank you for choosing WaTunes.com :)
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Inappropriate?Ahh, okay.
I'm glad to hear that (about my music)! :-)
I just checked my discography page at watunes, and 'Movements' item is duplicated (id 20 and id 21). Probably there was an error (?) during the upload sesson/process, so, am I remove one of them? -
Inappropriate?I Zoltan,
You are most welcome. I'll be able to handle the duplicated items. It should be removed shortly. :)
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Inappropriate?Hi Kevin,
whazup? How things going on?
Have a newer question;
"Let us work with you to build your brand of music and create a target audience that would be proud to learn more about you and your music..."
Is it serious or it is just a marketing-blurb? :-)
Btw, the My Discography section says:
"You have an error in your SQL syntax; blablabla..."
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Inappropriate?Hi Zoltan,
Everything is going well, your music will be made available to the iTunes Store and other store services real soon. In terms of our marketing services, we do provide a personal relationship with all customers to help create marketing strategies to build up their artist name or brand. Though because WaTunes doesn't operate on a marketing budget, our services are very limited. However, this coming Valentines Day, we'll unveil our new marketing firm which will be able to provide you with extensive marketing services that will REALLY boost your sales numbers.
Best,
Kevin
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