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ADVICE ON THE BEST WAY TO BUILD A MUSIC DOWNLOAD WEBSITE.

Jan 9, 2007 3:45AM PST

Hi,
I am going to build and design a music,movie,tv show and pc game download website and have come up with a few questions i'm sure some of you guys can answer.
I am looking to get hold of a large amount of music,movie,tv show and pc game files(at least a hundred thousand music & movie files)to go onto my website.Now i'm sure there could be some issues with acquiring licenses from record labels and film/tv studios but i'm sure there must be a company out there who can sell a database with the amount of files i'm after for my website.I have done a fair bit of research,but can't seem to find exactly what i'm looking for and i just need some advice and guidance on the best way to do this.
Thanks.

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In this case ...
Jan 10, 2007 12:32AM PST

I think the think the best you can do is contact the copyright holder (like the Walt Disney company or Sony Music or CBS or ABC or Electronic Arts) of the content you want to distribute.
They own the stuff, and you must make arrangements with them regarding digital right management and the fee you've got to pay them for every download.
I don't think there's someone who represents them all.

I would start with hiring a few lawyers to take care of the details.

Hope this helps.


Kees

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These forums really work!
Jan 10, 2007 6:25AM PST

Hi Kees,
Thanks alot for your advice,it's really helped me look in the right direction.I really appreciate it.

Cheers,
Darren.

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Advice on Building a music download site
Dec 11, 2007 8:30AM PST

Darren,

Did you have any success in getting this site going? I am looking to do the same thing and was wondering about all the redistribution rights etc.

Regards,
Jake

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Go Indy!
Dec 13, 2007 11:06PM PST

You could work on developing something for independants. Smaller artists are always looking for avenues to get their work out. If you look at something like yoyogames.com, you will see where people are able to develop games for distribution. If you could effectively build a site that encompassed all the forms of media you mentioned with a payment structure that was affordable and still allowed for you and the artisit to profit from the sales, I think you would have a winning site.