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Re:Kim Dotcom - Megabox, disruptive new music service by rwmj on Monday August 13, 2012 @10:02AM (#4375899)
Whether or not Megabox itself is a good thing, there's every reason to want to use a middleman when distributing music. Do you enjoy setting up web servers, employing web designers, handling CC transactions, selling ad space, etc? Or do you really enjoy making music and don't mind giving away a 10% slice to have someone else do all that?

I run a small music web server as a favour to a friend[1], and honestly it's a pain in the neck to manage it. If we could hand the whole lot over to whatever is the next MySpace, then we would.

[1] http://circulus.org

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Re:Kim Dotcom - Megabox, disruptive new music service by fwdbureau on Monday August 13, 2012 @10:19AM (#4375979)
Not necessarily the next myspace, but bandcamp.com may be what you're looking for
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Re:Kim Dotcom - Megabox, disruptive new music service by dyeje on Monday August 13, 2012 @10:59AM (#4376183)
Bandcamp is a fantastic service that doesn't get nearly enough mention in these kinds of conversations. They've really already perfected this direct to fan model. They've even implemented a merch store into the service, allowing you to do all of your business through it.
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