Open-source record labels are
record labels that release music under
copyleft licenses, that is, licenses that allow free redistribution and may allow free modification of the tracks.
They present free,
libre
Libre may refer to:
Computing
* Libre software, free software
* Libre Computer Project, developer of open-hardware single-board computers
Medicine
*FreeStyle Libre, a glucose monitoring device
Media
* Libre Times, news site which people can free ...
, and
open content, and present this a part of the
freedoms of expression and speech, with the goal of opening up the possibilities of media through open collaboration. Some musicians dislike corporate control of music via means of
copyright and believe that creativity requires that musicians reappropriate and reinterpret music and sounds to enable them to create truly innovative music. Additionally,
copyleft enables musicians to develop music collaboratively.
Examples of open-source labels
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50/50innertainment Records
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Club Late Music
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Calabash Music
Calabash Music was an online music company based in Somerville, Massachusetts established in 2001 by Brad Powell. In 2008 management of the Calabash Music catalogue was taken over by the French company Mondomix, which ceased operation of the mu ...
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Loca Records
Loca Records is a British independent electronica and post rock record label based in Brighton, England. All the music, artwork and videos are released under copyleft licenses and distributed physically on gramophone record, vinyl, Compact disc ...
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Magnatune
Magnatune is an American independent record label based in Berkeley, California, founded in spring 2003. It only sold music for download through its website but added a print-CD-on-demand service in late 2004 and in October 2007 began selling co ...
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OnClassical
OnClassical is an Italian independent record label. It features classical music mostly for single instrument or chamber ensemble.
History
Founded in April 2003 by Alessandro Simonetto, harpsichordist, producer and sound engineer, it enlist ...
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Opsound
Opsound is a website which aggregates links to music released under Creative Commons licenses. Opsound aggregates links to music hosted on other servers, as well as providing discussion forums and organizing real-world events and concerts. It has ...
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Voidance Records
Some other labels, like
NoCopyrightSounds
NoCopyrightSounds (NCS) is a British record label that releases royalty-free electronic dance music. Starting as a YouTube channel, it reached 1 million paid downloads in 2017.
History
NoCopyrightSounds was started as a YouTube channel in 201 ...
, give broad royalty-free license which is open content.
See also
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Open Content
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Creative Commons licenses
A Creative Commons (CC) license is one of several public copyright licenses that enable the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted "work".A "work" is any creative material made by a person. A painting, a graphic, a book, a song/lyrics ...
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Jamendo
References
External links
Chameleon Lectra (Consemble 'open compositions' projects)Open Source MusicalCommonEditsCreative Commons licensed audio mediaRed Plastic Label
Open content
Free culture movement
Record labels
Netlabels
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