Thanks for the info, I've just created an account on Bandcamp.Take a look at Bandcamp?
You can have a free account, or upgrade ($5/month) if you want to sell physical goods, CDs, merch, vinyls, etc.
I found more information here.
You could also consider Reverbnation. But all of them will have those clauses so they have your permission to stream your music, use it in their promotion if they find it's to their advantage, but they can't just sell your music out or give it to a commercial endeavor without your agreement against remuneration (I would think).
Why would they write this if the tracks you uploaded were yours? (real question) So they just confiscated the $500?
any streaming service will require permission to provide your music to other users of that service.
I haven't researched this issue (I'm from Ukraine and can't concentrate on it because of the war) I recently started using Audiomack - downloaded a few tracks and uploaded one track to bandcamp. I am still using soundcloud nex pro but without monetization and will not be continuing it.
OK, I understand. But if we assume that no broadcasting platform is going to respect rights with a minimum of ethics, why especially denounce soundcloud's policy?
I dont criticise soundcloud for the rights thing - they seem the same as everyone to me. I don treally use their service much at all so it is not a big interest for me. I prefer Bandcamp just as I prefer Vimeo over Youtube - I think the interface is betterl, I dont get spurious customers as much, and I seem to get better quality for my material from both platformnsOK, I understand. But if we assume that no broadcasting platform is going to respect rights with a minimum of ethics, why especially denounce soundcloud's policy?
I was thinking that between ceding a minimum of implicit rights to this type of platform and usage, and not really respecting anything in order to make a lot of money behind your back, there might be some intermediaries who are a bit more scrupulous.
That's what the money you pay for these platforms' paid services should be used for, for example. Yes, you give them the rights, but they can't use everything and anything without your permission.
It's not even a question of money. It's simply a question of respecting the author's rights. If the aim is to make money from your music, you don't choose these platforms as a priority anyway.
As for Bandcamp, yes I know it's not the same use, that's what I said in my message.
So the question wasn't to find a free platform to which you don't give any rights and which respects everything, while giving you money, it was rather to know if, from the point of view of simply sharing music, you could find in all the platforms some that perhaps respect a bit more what Soundcloud is criticised for here.
But if there aren't ... there aren't
In which case you might as well put everything on soundcloud, youtube etc. or not put anything at all unless it's on a private cloud space
Ehem, yes there are (see my signature).But if there aren't ... there aren't
I couldn't agree more! That's why I made it clear that I wasn't necessarily looking for a free service! I prefer a paid but fair service. Not that all free services are dishonest, but assuming that they post their terms and conditions knowing full well that no-one will read them because they're saturated with information and conditioned to "everything free", some of them cross the ethical line more than others.
