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But with the right software tools it doesn't matter if it's stream-only. It finds the source of the stream and copies it: no live recording needed.



Well that exactly is my point. I have been in my search for such a website, been trying to see if I could download stuff. I could download up to now everything on any website I visited, except radio and television broadcasting streams. If you can tell me if there is still a way and how so I can check it myself, to even break that wall down, then I am sure there is no hope to find any website that would be able to offer this protection. Until I haven't seen a way for downloading tv and radio programs, there is still a little light shining.

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Why do you want to publish your music online? If for demo-purposes I'd sugest to make a short remix of the song(s) and post them on one of the sugested sites. Youtube would also be an option if you want to get some attention.



As one who performs does a few try-out performances before getting the actual show for the big audience in a commercial way, the same I would like to do with my songs, or portions of it. I would like to know what would be a good product to publish for sales by checking the reactions or number of plays of a song. This way I can focus on the type of songs I create just for fun, and others for fun and "fame" (j/k). Anyway, I see it as a market research for my stuff. It will not be there forever, but just long enough to get my indications in the right direction. If then it is hard to copy from, I am giving away for free as less as possible.

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As for BUMA/STEMRA; when you let them exploit the rights to your music you know you'll have to pay them to publish your own music. That's all fine when one's a good selling author, but when your music doesn't make that much money yet, it can be somewhat expensive. So wether or not involve BUMA and or STEMRA is quite a bit tricky at the start (I know...been there, still there )




Exactly. I am not going into bussiness with BUMA untill I am sure there is a possibility I might succeed. I know a year's fee of BUMA STEMRA is not all that high, but why flushing down my money if I got a great spare ribs restaurant close who love to see me putting that money in my belly?



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You're right about the tax-office. They won't protect you any more than a notary office would (which are the only two options for regestering music in the Netherlands) Only the tax-office offer their service for free. Just make sure you have some proof you had that music on a certain date before anybody else had.



Well seems they improved then! In the past I brought my works there and still had to pay a small contribution of fl.3,50 per composition. But well for the money this is a good temporarily way in between yes.

But the question still remains...

I'll be back...