Scott Tichenor
Nov-17-2008, 6:22pm
Some good news to share.
Effectively immediately we're allowing the posting of MP3 sound files with a limit of approximately 9.5MB per uploaded file. It's important that if you're going to be posting these that you read the rest of this post very carefully.
No one wants to get themselves in legal hot water by uploading copyrighted audio--that means you and me. We'll all need to be very careful here, and I'll be personally monitoring these. If you upload these, and trouble comes knocking, it will be the individual user that's liable (ie., DMCA Safe Harbor). However, I don't intend to allow anyone to get themselves in trouble, nor do I think the chances of it happening are very great. The posting guidelines have been modified slightly, and the usage is essentially identical. Adhering to those guidelines is a part of everyone's continuing membership. If in doubt about what to post, please contact me first. This has the potential to take up a lot of disk space, and I'm OK with that as long as it's mandolin specific--keeping in mind that the intent of this forum is not to serve as a free online storage device for personal audio files. Sorry, no cowbell files allowed :).
From our existing guidelines, these were already in place and will serve to guide us in proper use:
- Post only non-copyrighted mandolin-related images/attachments (including audio files). Filling up the board space with images and audio that does not add to our mandolin related subject matter serves no one and creates additional download times for modem users. When in doubt, ask if it's relevant to our community. Pictures of a festival, something personal about a board member or other "member-related" images are typically appropriate when posted with discretion. If in doubt, ask the site owner. We reserve the right to immediately remove any images or audio files that are inappropriate or not relevant to the long-term health and well-being of this community.
- The posting of copyrighted audio files, including offers to sell, purchase, trade or give away copies of copyrighted audio files including bootlegs of live shows is prohibited. This includes links to other sites where these materials can be obtained.
That said, I hope this is a positive new feature and one that is both used and enjoyed. I can see real benefits for this, particularly in the Theory area or the sharing of original and traditional tunes, scales and exercises, etc.
Have fun with it, but please do post with caution. And, be patient. Unless you have some significant bandwidth, it might take awhile to upload some of those large files.
I'm uploading an MP3 below so you can see how these will be displayed.
Effectively immediately we're allowing the posting of MP3 sound files with a limit of approximately 9.5MB per uploaded file. It's important that if you're going to be posting these that you read the rest of this post very carefully.
No one wants to get themselves in legal hot water by uploading copyrighted audio--that means you and me. We'll all need to be very careful here, and I'll be personally monitoring these. If you upload these, and trouble comes knocking, it will be the individual user that's liable (ie., DMCA Safe Harbor). However, I don't intend to allow anyone to get themselves in trouble, nor do I think the chances of it happening are very great. The posting guidelines have been modified slightly, and the usage is essentially identical. Adhering to those guidelines is a part of everyone's continuing membership. If in doubt about what to post, please contact me first. This has the potential to take up a lot of disk space, and I'm OK with that as long as it's mandolin specific--keeping in mind that the intent of this forum is not to serve as a free online storage device for personal audio files. Sorry, no cowbell files allowed :).
From our existing guidelines, these were already in place and will serve to guide us in proper use:
- Post only non-copyrighted mandolin-related images/attachments (including audio files). Filling up the board space with images and audio that does not add to our mandolin related subject matter serves no one and creates additional download times for modem users. When in doubt, ask if it's relevant to our community. Pictures of a festival, something personal about a board member or other "member-related" images are typically appropriate when posted with discretion. If in doubt, ask the site owner. We reserve the right to immediately remove any images or audio files that are inappropriate or not relevant to the long-term health and well-being of this community.
- The posting of copyrighted audio files, including offers to sell, purchase, trade or give away copies of copyrighted audio files including bootlegs of live shows is prohibited. This includes links to other sites where these materials can be obtained.
That said, I hope this is a positive new feature and one that is both used and enjoyed. I can see real benefits for this, particularly in the Theory area or the sharing of original and traditional tunes, scales and exercises, etc.
Have fun with it, but please do post with caution. And, be patient. Unless you have some significant bandwidth, it might take awhile to upload some of those large files.
I'm uploading an MP3 below so you can see how these will be displayed.