"JetGroove is the unique project"
LOL, right.
seems to me they are borrowing the strong-arm tactics of US junk
mailers, i.e. ...
if you don't send back this card saying you don't want our magazines,
we're going to mail you magazines, which you will then have to pay for,
and if you don't pay for them we will send collection agencies after you
or my recent fav was from a credit card company - they actually sent me
the card, a real card, with a letter that said I had to call them if I
didn't want the card, otherwise it would become activated. this is absurd!
tactics like this have not stood up to attack, but who knows ... this is
international space, where the rules are different? in theory their idea
could seem like a good one, but the manner with which they've approached
the implementation is highly unprofessional. almost seems like they're
banking on the idea that some artists/labels won't call them, won't find
out ... and they'll offer their music for sale anyways, thinking perhaps
someday when the artist/label finds out they'll have to fork over the
moola, but by then JetGroove might be gone. *sigh*
lisa
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.jetgroove.com/news.html
October 9, 2004
Tuesday this week October 5th JetGroove the biggest on-line underground
music provider has launched its website. On the website it offers
alternative music downloads in mp3 format made by independent record labels
and artists.
During first three days JetGroove received an enormous amount of attention
from users, record labels, artists, authors and publishers. And this
attention brought some contradictions to the light of music community. The
music community was disappointed at some parts of our website and made some
wrong assumptions. We wanted to clear up all misunderstandings that arose
so we want to explain our position how our website is organized and
business is led.
JetGroove is the unique project that we created to give the worldwide
exposure to independent record labels and artists, producing alternative
music. The way our website organized is:
First part of the website - music, that is represented by record labels who
already signed contracts with JetGroove. These tracks are available to be
purchased and downloaded.
Second part of the website - information about music that is placed on the
website for promotion of independent record labels and artists. These
"tracks" could not be purchased or downloaded. However they could be put ON
HOLD. As soon as this happens, record label or artist to whom this track
belongs is contacted with the offer of doing business with JetGroove. This
greatly increases the exposure for many of the record labels.
The line that JetGroove is going to continue to follow is: LEGAL SALES
ONLY. The project was created to give independents a good chance of being
known in the world, and earning money, not to make them suffer again as
they do from p2p systems. And the least thing JetGroove planned to do is to
violate rights of record labels, publishers, artists or authors. JetGroove
officially states that if you are not interested to have your tracks on
www.jetgroove.com, you should contact JetGroove immediately and all the
information we have about your tracks will be taken off the website ASAP.
Welcome to JetGroove where Grooving is Living
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interesting - I like the part about "And this attention brought some
contradictions to the light of music community."
I wonder what these contradictions are?
Let's assume that Jetgroove is doing what they are saying they are (for
the sake of the argument). Then Jetgoove is trying to act as a rep for the
record labels and artists without the label's permission, possibly f*cking
up the labels business if the label has an exclusive distribution deal
with another organization.
IF Jetgroove is laying their cards on the table - then they know
absolutely nothing about the recording industry and how to operate within
it.
Too bad you don't need a license to drive this thing.
MEK
