MP3.com has removed Kosmic stuff from their mp3.com page, because there was "unusual activity with their songs". ---> jab >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: Dan Nicholson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [KOSMIC-TALK:9648] Kosmic.org saga again >Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 21:36:03 +0200 > >Hi everyone, > Well, I was hoping to be announcing Genosha's new song "Is >Infinite" right now, but MP3.com in their stupidity has put the KFMF >page "on hold," which really means they've removed it from the site! >If you don't agree with what they did, maybe you will want to >contact them at the email address in the below message. > > In the meantime, I have redirected http://www.kosmic.org/ to my >"station" and put the kosmic.org layout on the page pretty much. It >would be great if you could check out the songs on the station and >the artists involved.. maybe you haven't had a chance before to >really get to know the works of particular Kosmic artists, here's >your chance! > >To get to the Kosmic music archives, click on music archives like >always. I will try to get the new song up on that page today. A new >song from Riku should be appearing on the FTZ page >(http://www.mp3.com/ftz ) on Monday, it's called "Black and White." > >In other news, I am catching up on ALL CD orders this weekend, if >you are waiting for yours, all remaining orders placed as of Friday >will go out Monday! If you have been waiting to order Kosmic CDs, >now is the time! I ended up with about ten extra quad-cases for the >Kosmic Y2K collection so there are still a few left! See >http://www.kosmic.org/kosmiccd.txt for info and >http://order.kagi.com/?3XF&S for online ordering. Also, new Kosmic >T-shirts are available and shipping IMMEDIATELY. We're using >cafepress for these and they look great! See >http://www.cafepress.com/kosmic for the details. Drinking mugs and a >mousepad are also there =) > >- Dan > >------------ > >From: Dan Nicholson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Rod Underhill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Hi Rob, > This is in regards to our artist page, "Kosmic Free Music >Foundation", which you have put on hold. Kosmic is one of the oldest >digital music organizations on the Net (since 1991), and has over >thirty member musicians from many different countries. We have fans >on six continents and pride ourselves in the quality and diversity >of the music our artists' produce. We have one of the largest number >of songs by a single group on Mp3.com, so far as I can tell, and it >is all _good_ music. > >Your email is not very clear about why our page has been removed >from MP3.com, other than to say it's a "precaution." Kosmic members >including myself do listen to and download Kosmic music, and I am >not aware of this being in violation of the terms and conditions. I >have always been under the impression, based based on the postings >in the Artists' forums, that this is fine and many people do listen >to their own music. > >---- >Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 20:49:33 -0700 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: Rod Underhill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: > > In order to protect our digital artist community, we conduct >regular Payback for Playback audits. During this process, we >discovered some unusual activity with your songs. Until we can >determine the nature of the activity, we will be putting your artist >page on hold as a precaution. We wanted to remind you of the terms >and conditions of our Payback for Playback program. We will continue >to vigorously enforce these terms and conditions so that all artists >can benefit from a meritocracy system that rewards those artists who >are most popular on MP3.com. Below is the relevant portion of our >Artist Agreement that explains the terms and conditions of our Payback >for Playback Program: c) Audit and Disqualification: Sponsor >reserves the right to audit any and all participant's Estimated >Earnings at any time and without notice to a participant to ensure >compliance with these Terms and Conditions. In the event an audit >reveals discrepancies or violations, the processing of cash payments >may be delayed until the discrepancies or violations are resolved. Any >participant (or member of a participating band) who is determined by >Sponsor, at its sole discretion, to be "tampering" with or "gaming" >the Promotion shall be disqualified from participating in the >Promotion for its duration and shall forfeit any and all cash payments >earned under the Promotion. Sponsor also reserves the right to >disqualify any band/artist from further participation in the Promotion >if, in Sponsor's sole judgment, that band/artist has violated any of >the Terms and Conditions described herein. If you have any >information that may clarify your song activity, please let us know. >You may reply to this email by including your name, mailing address, >telephone number and MP3.com Artist name. Sincerely, Rod Underhill >MP3.com -- ---> jabtronic / http://commie.oy.com "We Make Listening Complicated!" (tm)
