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, 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
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Loca Records
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Magnatune
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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 enlists ...
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Opsound
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Voidance Records
Some other labels, like
NoCopyrightSounds, 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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