[linux-audio-user] Making money, minus the evil?

[james at dis-dot-dat.net]

Amie St. is a DRM-free on-line record company (or should I say "music
sales company"?) with quite an out-there cost model.

Simply, all songs start off free (!) and grow in price bsaed on
popularity.  The idea is to promote "discovery" of new songs.

And, people buying tracks, get "RECs" - recommendations that they can
"spend" on tracks.  If you recommend a track and it's price goes up,
you actually get some money for it.

It's all cheap, and a big chunk of proceeds go to musicians.  They
also don't require exclusive licensing, which is good/essential.

So - what do you think?  Will we see a big chunk of LAMers signing up?

I have (http://members.amie.st/james%20shuttleworth).  My tracks are
free at the moment.

Personally, I'd love it to take off.  It would be nice to get some
money, but it's also another avenue for getting your music into
people's heads.  If I do get any money, I'm spending it on making
music.  It might be just 10 blank CDRs, or it might be a new
soundcard.  It will be fun finding out.

Have a look: http://members.amie.st/splash.php

James