Many artists have their own domain name, often a .com, .ca or .net. It’s not hard to register one: pick something that isn’t taken, pay $10 or so a year with a domain name registrar to claim it, then maybe another $6-8/month for some basic web hosting. Some web hosting packages will even include a [...]
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There has been a lot of talk recently about usage based billing for Internet services in Canada. You’re probably with a major Internet Service Provider (ISP) now, but the opportunity to switch to an indie ISP and get more Internet for less money is being threatened. If you sell music on iTunes, offer recordings for [...]
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Credit: mgifford [CC BY-SA] Last month, NDP MP (and former member of the Grievous Angels) Charlie Angus shook up Canada’s copyright debate by proposing two reforms. Angus was outspoken against the government’s last copyright bill, but he’s attracted criticism from all sides with this latest move. But that was basically his goal—more debate on copyright [...]
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Many people talk about copyright infringement as if it were literally a type of theft. “Downloading a song without the permission of the copyright holder is stealing, plain and simple” you might hear. Referring to unauthorized copying as theft is just a metaphor—and a pretty weak one. Copyright infringement is wrong because it’s illegal, but [...]
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When I tell someone that all of my recordings are downloadable for free, I’m often asked, “but… how will you make money?” “Well,” I’ll respond, “since it doesn’t cost me anything, I may as well let people share and listen to my music so that they might connect with it and become interested in the [...]
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