is there anything I can do with a music website project that got canned?

[skim milk]

A couple of years ago, two of the largest music industry companies came together (with another joining later on) to launch a music website aimed at taking market share away from itunes.
From what my co-worker tells me, the companies pulled the plug due to anti-trust issues and the project was still highly-speculative. The company that managed the project shut down and he got laid off. He showed me the site using his beta account and I think it has potential. The website is near completion and it can be released to the public as is. Only little quirks need to be ironed out. It has been sitting dead for the past year.

is there anything I can do to launch it on my own? The music catalog comes from the major music companies who envisioned this idea and I'm wondering if any type of negotiation can be worked out

 

[CrazyLazy]

So you want to steal code from your friends former place of employment, 3 giant music companies. And then you expect those companies, who you just stole from, to give you the rights to stream music online. Good luck with that.

 

[ViviTheMage]

You better get written consent from all the party's involved...and what makes you think you can skip out on the anti-trust issues they ran into?

 

[skim milk]

Originally posted by: CrazyLazy
So you want to steal code from your friends former place of employment, 3 giant music companies. And then you expect those companies, who you just stole from, to give you the rights to stream music online. Good luck with that.

the site is open source
there's a developer section that people can use to customize

 

[skim milk]

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
You better get written consent from all the party's involved...and what makes you think you can skip out on the anti-trust issues they ran into?

the anti-trust issue was from 2-3 of the largest music industry companies coming together

 

[ViviTheMage]

Originally posted by: skim milk

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
You better get written consent from all the party's involved...and what makes you think you can skip out on the anti-trust issues they ran into?

the anti-trust issue was from 2-3 of the largest music industry companies coming together

so what makes you think you will not run into those issues yourself? I am just curious...sounds like it will be an issue still.

 

[skim milk]

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage

Originally posted by: skim milk

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
You better get written consent from all the party's involved...and what makes you think you can skip out on the anti-trust issues they ran into?

the anti-trust issue was from 2-3 of the largest music industry companies coming together

so what makes you think you will not run into those issues yourself? I am just curious...sounds like it will be an issue still.

I have no idea, that's why I'm asking

the only parties involved are the 2 big music companies

 

[CrazyLazy]

Originally posted by: skim milk

Originally posted by: CrazyLazy
So you want to steal code from your friends former place of employment, 3 giant music companies. And then you expect those companies, who you just stole from, to give you the rights to stream music online. Good luck with that.

the site is open source
there's a developer section that people can use to customize

Getting the rights to stream the music, and still turn a profit, is practically impossible. Pandora, the most popular internet radio site on the internet, is almost out of business thanks to the fees.

 

[yllus]

If you're talking about http://muxtape.com/ , the answer is nothing.

 

[ViviTheMage]

Originally posted by: skim milk

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage

Originally posted by: skim milk

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
You better get written consent from all the party's involved...and what makes you think you can skip out on the anti-trust issues they ran into?

the anti-trust issue was from 2-3 of the largest music industry companies coming together

so what makes you think you will not run into those issues yourself? I am just curious...sounds like it will be an issue still.

I have no idea, that's why I'm asking

the only parties involved are the 2 big music companies

you'll still hit that wall...do you plan to sell the music in MP3 format, or stream it...like rhapsody?

 

[skim milk]

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage

Originally posted by: skim milk

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage

Originally posted by: skim milk

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
You better get written consent from all the party's involved...and what makes you think you can skip out on the anti-trust issues they ran into?

the anti-trust issue was from 2-3 of the largest music industry companies coming together

so what makes you think you will not run into those issues yourself? I am just curious...sounds like it will be an issue still.

I have no idea, that's why I'm asking

the only parties involved are the 2 big music companies

you'll still hit that wall...do you plan to sell the music in MP3 format, or stream it...like rhapsody?

both

its business model has options to purchase the mp3 and stream it for free using ads for revenue

 

[skim milk]

Originally posted by: yllus
If you're talking about http://muxtape.com/ , the answer is nothing.

no, millions was invested into this project so the music website I'm talking about is on a whole another level

 

[ViviTheMage]

Originally posted by: skim milk

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage

Originally posted by: skim milk

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage

Originally posted by: skim milk

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
You better get written consent from all the party's involved...and what makes you think you can skip out on the anti-trust issues they ran into?

the anti-trust issue was from 2-3 of the largest music industry companies coming together

so what makes you think you will not run into those issues yourself? I am just curious...sounds like it will be an issue still.

I have no idea, that's why I'm asking

the only parties involved are the 2 big music companies

you'll still hit that wall...do you plan to sell the music in MP3 format, or stream it...like rhapsody?

both

its business model has options to purchase the mp3 and stream it for free using ads for revenue

might want to hit up a lawyer if you seriously want to do something like this.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: skim milk

Originally posted by: yllus
If you're talking about http://muxtape.com/ , the answer is nothing.

no, millions was invested into this project so the music website I'm talking about is on a whole another level

dout it.

not that it matters popular sites can't survive due to the fees

 

[Zolty]

If the code is really open source then you should be fine. If you know someone who knows a ton of Indy labels, see if you can talk them[the labels] into letting you host / sell their catalogs. If you can market it correctly you should be able to carve out a Niche market for yourself. You will own that Niche precisely as long as it takes apple to notice that you are making money, at which point they will offer all your labels more % / song than you can and you will be SOL.

Still you will probably get to see some really cool shows while you ride that wave off a cliff.


Edit
Again let me stress the first part, MAKE SURE THE CODE IS OPEN SOURCE OR YOU CAN BUY IT. I really can't see "largest music industry companies" investing in an open source project, so they probably own the code.