Methods for Online Collaboration
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18. A method for creating, organizing and managing a virtual band, comprising:
- providing a system comprising a server in communication with an interactive website accessible by at least one remote device over network communication;
the website receiving a first track created off-line by a first musician entity;
a second musician entity selectively downloading and combining the first track and at least a second track;
the website receiving the combined track from the second musician entity;
the first and at least the second musician entities forming at least one virtual band by self-selection for online music creation, editing, and social network-based distribution through the interactive website; and
the musician entities of the virtual bands giving at least one of the uploaded tracks or combined tracks the property of being a song.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for creating and editing collaborative music compositions via a computer network, including remote uploading tracks by musicians, and for creating and joining a band, wherein the system and methods provide for at least one musician to join a virtual group of at least one other musician for the purpose of virtual collaborative creating and/or editing music tracks remotely, via an online network and interactive website therefor.
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18. A method for creating, organizing and managing a virtual band, comprising:
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providing a system comprising a server in communication with an interactive website accessible by at least one remote device over network communication; the website receiving a first track created off-line by a first musician entity; a second musician entity selectively downloading and combining the first track and at least a second track; the website receiving the combined track from the second musician entity; the first and at least the second musician entities forming at least one virtual band by self-selection for online music creation, editing, and social network-based distribution through the interactive website; and the musician entities of the virtual bands giving at least one of the uploaded tracks or combined tracks the property of being a song. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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24-1. The method of claim 18, further comprising:
- distributing any profit from collected fees to contributor(s) of the item for which the fees were paid, the distribution being either;
equally by percentage;
according to a first tier system, in which at least one contributor designates the allocation of profits to contributor(s) of the item by percentage;
or according to a second tier system, in which the at least one contributor designates the allocation of profits to contributor(s) of the item by amount.
- distributing any profit from collected fees to contributor(s) of the item for which the fees were paid, the distribution being either;
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25-2. The method of claim 24, further comprising converting the collected fees from a native currency to a desired currency and distributing the profit to the contributor(s) in the desired currency.
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