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Re:Spotify shuts down direct music uploading for independent... by sk0g on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @09:38AM (#20344151)
I'd definitely be keen to hear more about this at least!

I've been thinking about hash values for song sections, and then proving ownership by claiming a sequence of hashes. Could help ensure you aren't subconsciously ripping other music off, and make finding 'related' songs easy (covers, remixes, etc).

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Re:Spotify shuts down direct music uploading for independent... by wolco on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @10:22AM (#20344504)
But changing some aspect would change the hash value
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Re:Spotify shuts down direct music uploading for independent... by zimpenfish on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @03:26PM (#20347793)
That, there, is the hard part of the problem. You can go with acoustic hashes (like Chromaprint[1]) but even that's not 100% reliable in the face of small changes.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AcoustID#Chromaprint

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