Method for distribution of music

• US 20080034066A1
• Filed: 08/03/2007
• Published: 02/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sound Council, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sound Council, Inc.
• Inventors: Edmond, Jeremiah, Shamus, Michael, Hannon, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US11/890,261
• Publication Number:
  US 20080034066A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce

Abstract

A method for distributing music of multiple artists from a website. Each artist uploads music to a website and sells access cards to consumers allowing the consumers to access his music and the music of one or more other artists who have uploaded music to the website.

Claims

1. A method of distributing music of multiple artists comprising,

creating a website and allowing each one of multiple artists to upload music to a separate page of the website,

distributing to one or more of the multiple artists who have uploaded music access cards allowing access to the website,

allowing each of the artists to whom access cards are distributed to distribute the access cards to consumers,

allowing a consumer to whom an access card is distributed to use the access card to download music from the artist that distributed the access card to him and from one or more other artists who have uploaded music.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising allowing any one of the artists who have uploaded music to a separate page to supplement, delete or revise the music uploaded to his page.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising charging each artist to whom access cards are distributed a fee based on the number of access cards so distributed.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising debiting a record of the use of an access card when the access card is used to download music.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising paying an artist an agreed-upon royalty when an access card distributed by the artist is used to download music from the artist'"'"'s page of the website.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising paying an artist an agreed-upon royalty when an access card distributed by another artist is used to download music from the artist'"'"'s page of the website.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising crediting an artist when an access card distributed by the artist is used to download music from another artist'"'"'s page of the website.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising distributing access cards directly to consumers.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising allowing consumers to whom access cards are distributed to preview music of one or more of the artists who have uploaded music.

10. A method of distributing music of multiple artists comprising,

creating a website and allowing each one of multiple artists to upload music to a separate page of the website,

distributing to one or more of the multiple artists who have uploaded music access cards allowing access to the website,

allowing each of the artists to whom access cards are distributed to distribute the access cards to consumers,

allowing a consumer to whom an access card is distributed to use the access card to download music from the artist that distributed the access card to him.